<p>Primary and Secondary Care</p>

Part of 2. 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport – in the Senedd at 3:06 pm on 9 November 2016.

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Photo of Vaughan Gething Vaughan Gething Labour 3:06, 9 November 2016

It’s part of the work that I expect to see undertaken because I think the ideal thing would be for people to be able to have that medication, wherever possible, delivered by or with their community pharmacy, whether it’s about collecting or about a home delivery service. The great majority of community pharmacies do provide that form of service. I think it would help in seeing people leave the hospital when they’re fit for discharge. It would also deal with some of the delays within the hospital pharmacy service that we know take place as well. So, people that really have to be seen within a hospital pharmacy setting should get their medication more rapidly, as well as it allowing people to leave. So, it’s absolutely a part of the work that I’ve asked to take place and, as I say, I look forward, over the next six months or so, to reporting back to Members on the progress that is being made.