The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 275 No 7356 p6
2 July 2005

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Pharmacists in Wales sent new contract newsletter

Every pharmacist in Wales was sent a newsletter from the Welsh Assembly Government this week outlining the basic concepts of the new pharmacy contract.

The newsletter, produced in conjunction with Community Pharmacy Wales and the Welsh Executive of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, describes the three tiers of service of the new contract and explains what pharmacists should be doing now.
Sections are included on the required opening hours for pharmacies, the responsibilities of local health boards and the key differences in how the new contract will apply to England and to Wales.

The newsletter also signposts pharmacists to sources of further information about various aspects of the contract.

The newsletter can be accessed via PJ Online (www.pjonline.com/links/pj).