Coming to one of our Patient and Public Interest Group (PAPIG) meetings is a great way to find out more about us and how to get involved in our work. Everyone is welcome.
This meeting will be held virtually via Zoom from 10:00 - 12:00.
Presentations at the meeting include:
The first presentation will be given by Dr Matt Barnard and his colleagues working at the ICF Centre for Behaviour Change. The Welsh Government has commissioned ICF to undertake research to understand behaviours associated with extending periods of treatment (also known as extending prescribing intervals, or 56-day prescribing). The Welsh Government has introduced policies to provide prescriptions for lengths that are appropriate to patients' needs. For many patients, this could extend the length of time covered by repeat prescriptions. This initiative aims to improve convenience for patients, reduce unnecessary visits to the pharmacy and help to make the healthcare system more efficient.
In their session, Matt and colleagues will explain what these changes involve, why they are being introduced and how they may affect you as a patient. Most importantly, they would like to hear your views — whether you see potential benefits, have any concerns or wish to suggest ways we can better support patients during this transition. Your feedback is invaluable for helping to ensure these changes can best meet the needs of patients with repeat prescriptions.
If you would like to share additional thoughts or experiences of extending prescription lengths, the ICF team would be pleased to arrange a brief interview with one of their research team members. To express your interest to take part in a short interview, please contact them at rhydian.rolantcleaver@icf.com. Please find more information about taking part here. Your insights will play an important role in shaping this policy change and ensuring benefits for patients.
The second presentation will be given by colleagues from Public Health Wales. They would like your views on their messaging about the challenge of antimicrobial resistance and how we all have a part to play in tackling this issue. They would also like to ask you for ideas for improvement, and whether different kinds of digital activity/styles of content would help with messaging and what channels could be used. We will share their current public information with you before the meeting so you can give your feedback.
We would very much like to hear the views and experiences of patients and carers and so there will be time for discussion and questions.
We hope you will join us for this free event. Please complete our online form if you'd like to come to the meeting.
18 March 2025 |
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Videos for each of the presentations from the day are available below. AWTTC round-up (Sabrina Rind, AWTTC)
Interventions not normally available on the NHS – what are they, what are the circumstances when they may be offered and how do people find out about them? (Ann Marie Matthews, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board)
The updated AWMSG medicines assessment process - and how you can propose a medicine for consideration (Gail Woodland, AWTTC) |
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29 November 2024 |
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Videos for each of the presentations from the day are available below. Your Medicines, Your Health campaign – helping people in Wales get the most out of their medicines (Claire Thomas, AWTTC)
Why we behave in the way that we do? How understanding health psychology can help support adherence (Dr Sarah Brown, Cardiff Metropolitan University)
KidzMedz Cymru – improving medicine adherence in children by teaching them how to safely swallow pills (Bethan Davies, Cardiff and Vale UHB) |
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12 September 2024 |
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Videos for each of the presentations from the day are available below. Medicines Safety Week and World Patient Safety Day – raising awareness on medicines safety (Jenna Walker, YCC Wales)
Unveiling medicines safety trends (Dr Laurence Gray, AWTTC) |
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22 May 2024 |
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Videos for each of the presentations from the day are available below. Getting the label right – are you really allergic to penicillin? (Dr Laurence Gray, AWTTC)
Tackling antibiotic resistance – what we can all do to help (Meryl Davies, Public Health Wales)
Yellow Card Centre Wales update (Dr Alison Thomas, YCC Wales)
Medicines access process update (Dr Steph Francis, AWTTC) |
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27 February 2024 |
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The focus of this meeting was type 2 diabetes. Videos for each of the presentations from the day are available below. AWTTC round-up (Ruth Lang, AWTTC)
A holistic approach to managing type 2 diabetes (Dr Sarah Davies, All Wales Lead for Diabetes in Primary Care)
The National Strategic Clinical Network for Diabetes (Susan Marszalek, Project Manager, National Strategic Clinical Network for Diabetes)
Prevention and remission of type 2 diabetes in Wales (Cath Washbrook-Davies, All Wales Dietetic Lead for Diabetes and Dietetic Lead for the All Wales Diabetes Prevention Programme)
Involving patients in strategies for addressing diabetes in Wales (Rob Lee, Chair of Cardiff and Vale Diabetes UK group) |
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19 October 2023 |
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Videos for each of the presentations from the day are available below. AWTTC round-up (Ruth Lang, AWTTC)
Cymru difficile – C. difficile infection in Wales (Dr Michael Perry, Public Health Wales)
Medicines Safety Week 2023 (Dr Caroline Norris, Yellow Card Centre Wales)
Herbal medicine – safe and natural? (Dr Rob Bracchi, AWTTC)
The next 5 years – how AWMSG will support NHS Wales to ensure the best outcomes from medicines are achieved (Dr Stephanie Francis and Dr Tom Curran, AWTTC) |
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6 July 2023 |
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Videos for each of the presentations from the day are available below. AWTTC round-up (Karen Jones, AWTTC)
Safely stopping antidepressants (Stevie Lewis and Dr Mark Horowitz, Institute for Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal)
The patient medicines helpline (Joanne Hubbard and Andrea Griffiths, Welsh Medicines Advice Service, Cardiff and Vale UHB)
Making patient information inclusive and accessible (Simon Rose, Learning Disability Wales)
Easy read leaflet for people prescribed tramadol (Karen Jones, AWTTC)
Public information resources on poisoning prevention (Talan Parnell, Welsh National Poisons Unit, AWTTC)
Wales strategy for decarbonisation: inhaler prescribing, use & disposal 2023–2030 (Richard Boldero, AWTTC) |
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20 April 2023 |
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The focus of this meeting was polypharmacy. Polypharmacy is the taking of multiple medications by one person and can be associated with an increased risk of problems including side effects. Presentations at the meeting were:
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7 February 2023 |
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This meeting focussed on pharmacy in the community and in General Practice. Videos for each of the presentations from the day are available below. Repeat prescribing in General Practice (Rachel Brace, Practice Clinical Pharmacist)
What's new in community pharmacy? (Kayleigh Williams, Community Pharmacy Wales) |
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21 October 2022 |
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The focus for this online meeting was the environmental impact of medicines. Videos for each of the presentations from the day are available below. How AWTTC/AWMSG are supporting the medicines sustainability agenda (Richard Boldero, AWTTC)
Inhaler recycling in community pharmacy (Oliver Newman, Swansea Bay UHB)
Pharmaceutical industry perspective on medicines & sustainability (Steve Hoare, ABPI)
Patient perspectives on sustainability (Joseph Carter, Lung and Asthma UK)
Yellow Card Centre Wales update (Jenna Walker, YCC Wales)
About the Welsh National Poisons Unit (Bethan Hughes, WNPU) |
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18 March 2022 |
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This meeting focused on patient participation and the importance of the patient voice. A video of this event is available below. |
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12 November 2021 |
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The theme of the meeting was patient data and how it’s used in the work of AWTTC to help achieve safer and better prescribing for the people of Wales. A video of this event is available below. |
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23 July 2021 |
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We stopped our usual face-to-face PAPIG activities in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic. However, we re-started our quarterly meetings by holding our first ever virtual PAPIG meeting on 23 July 2021. A video of this event is available below. |