The pharmacy report, available below, reviews the pharmacy provision across Mid Wales and scopes international best practice for delivery of these services in rural areas. The intention to carry out a review of pharmacy provision across Mid Wales was listed as an activity on the Rural Health and Care Wales (RHCW) 2024/25 Work Programme, and aligns with the strategic priorities of the Mid Wales Joint Committee for Health and Social Care (MWJC). Therefore, to successfully explore and determine the best model of practice of pharmacy provision across mid Wales, the report aims to answer the following research question and its sub research questions:
i. What is the current pharmacy provision across mid Wales and how can this be improved? ii. What is the pharmacy provision in mid Wales and the UK? iii. What are the models of best practice to be implemented in the region? iv. What challenges are faced in mid Wales and how can we address them?
A framework and project plan for the completion of this report which outlines the necessary steps needed to reach the report’s aims and objectives was created and approved with the initial research including a literature review on the development of pharmacy provision and to provide context context in the final report. The final report includes the exploring of challenges faced within the field of pharmacy services in rural areas, and examples of international best practice in pharmacy provision. The report chronicles the review of publicly available data, literature and reports to meet the following aims and objectives:
- Outline the pharmacy provision across mid Wales
- Outline the services provided by pharmacies across Mid Wales
- Explore challenges to pharmacy service delivery
- Explore the models of best practice in pharmacy provision
- Provide recommendations for future directions of rural Wales pharmacy provision
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