Community pharmacies play a key role in supporting unscheduled care by providing emergency supplies of medicines when patients are unable to obtain a prescription in a timely manner.
This service ensures continuity of care and helps to prevent interruptions to essential treatment, particularly outwith normal GP hours or in urgent situations. Pharmacy teams must assess each request in line with legal and professional requirements, ensuring that supplies are made safely, appropriately, and in the best interests of the patient.
Contractors are expected to follow relevant guidance and maintain accurate records of all emergency supplies issued, ensuring compliance with regulatory and clinical governance standards.
Providing Unscheduled Care through Community Pharmacy
Please complete the form at the following link (found here) to confirm with the health board that you have actioned and signed this PGD. There is no longer a requirement to send a copy of the signed PGD to the health board.
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Please still keep a copy for your own records