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1Title and coming into force#
(1)The title of these Regulations is the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Wales) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2026.
(2)These Regulations come into force on 2 June 2026.
2Amendment of the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Wales) Regulations 2020#
(1)The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Wales) Regulations 2020 are amended as follows.
(2)In regulation 2 (interpretation), in paragraph (1), in the definition of “Electronic Prescription Service”, for “Digital Health and Care Wales” substitute “NHS England”.
(3)Schedule 5 (terms of service for NHS pharmacists who provide pharmaceutical services in particular by the provisions of drugs) is amended as follows—
(a)in paragraph 4 (dispensing services), in the Welsh language text—
(i)after “gyfarpar”, for “offthalmig rhestredig” substitute “rhestredig offthalmig”, and
(ii)after “feddyginiaeth”, for “offthalmig restredig” substitute “restredig offthalmig”,
(b)in the heading of paragraph 5A (dispensing ophthalmic listed appliances and ophthalmic listed medicines ordered by qualifying optometrists), in the Welsh language text—
(i)after “cyfarpar”, for “offthalmig rhestredig” substitute “rhestredig offthalmig”, and
(ii)after “meddyginiaethau”, for “offthalmig rhestredig” substitute “rhestredig offthalmig”,
(c)in paragraph 5A(1), in the Welsh language text—
(i)after “gyfarpar”, for “offthalmig rhestredig” substitute “rhestredig offthalmig”, and
(ii)after “feddyginiaeth”, for “offthalmig rhestredig” substitute “restredig offthalmig”,
(d)in paragraph 5A(3), in the Welsh language text—
(i)after “gyfarpar”, for “offthalmig rhestredig” substitute “rhestredig offthalmig”, and
(ii)after “feddyginiaeth”, for “offthalmig rhestredig” substitute “restredig offthalmig”,
(e)in paragraph 5A, omit sub-paragraphs (4) and (5),
(f)in paragraph 7(2)(b)(ii) (urgent supply without a prescription), for “ETP service” substitute “Electronic Prescription Service”,
(g)in paragraph 9 (providing ordered drugs or appliances), omit sub-paragraphs (2) and (3), and
(h)after paragraph 39 (Welsh language) insert—“40 1 An NHS pharmacist must provide such workforce data to the Local Health Board in whose pharmaceutical list the NHS pharmacist is included as the Local Health Board may from time to time require in connection with its functions.2 The workforce data must be recorded and submitted at such intervals during the financial year as are notified to the NHS pharmacist by the Local Health Board.3 For the purposes of this paragraph, “workforce data” means data, in the form and manner as required by the Local Health Board, relating to individuals engaged to provide pharmaceutical services by the NHS pharmacist.”
(4)Schedule 6 (terms of service for NHS appliance contractors who provide pharmaceutical services only by the provision of appliances) is amended as follows—
(a)in paragraph 4(2)(b) (dispensing of appliances), for “ETP service” substitute “Electronic Prescription Service”,
(b)in paragraph 6(2)(b) (urgent supply without a prescription), for “ETP service” substitute “Electronic Prescription Service”, and
(c)in paragraph 7(3)(c) (preliminary matters before providing appliances), for “ETP service” substitute “Electronic Prescription Service”.
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