6. Welsh Conservatives Debate: Supporting pharmacists

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:19 pm on 30 March 2022.

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Photo of Sam Rowlands Sam Rowlands Conservative 5:19, 30 March 2022

Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. Could I first of all start by thanking Members from right across the Chamber today for making some fantastic contributions to our important debate and recognising the exceptional role that pharmacies and pharmacists carry out, and how we can do our part in helping them to enhance their work even further, making the lives of our residents even better. As point 1 of our motion states, pharmacists have carried out vital work throughout the COVID-19 pandemic; that's been acknowledged by everybody in the Chamber here today. But not only this, their crucial role in supporting primary and secondary care, which Members highlighted today as well. Whilst many in society and many of us were able to work from home, pharmacists, many of them, were on the front line, continuing to provide that support and care face to face for people who needed it at the time. And in addition to this, as Members have highlighted, in particular Russell George at the start, but all Members, they were at the forefront supporting the fantastic national roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccine. I'm sure there's a continued role for them to play in that in the future as well.