Update from Powys Teaching Health Board on Pharmacy Services in Llanfyllin
Latest update on 2 January 2026
We have received a number of expressions of interest in providing community pharmacy services in Llanfyllin. It is essential that we follow due process in line with National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Wales) Regulations 2020 and related legislation, and we expect to share a further update in early 2026.
In the meantime, we are grateful to Llanfyllin Group Practice who will be offering dispensing services for all their patients until the new pharmacy is established.
From January 2026
From January 2026, all Llanfyllin Group Practice patients can collect their NHS prescriptions from the Llanfyllin Group Practice dispensary.
If you need other community pharmacy services such as the Common Ailments Service or Emergency Medicines Supply please visit your nearest alternative community pharmacy. Alternative pharmacies are available in Welshpool, Oswestry and Newtown as well as in other neighbouring communities such as Bala, Glyn Ceiriog and Chirk.
Until a new community pharmacy is in place, please accept our apologies that local dispensing services will not be available on Saturdays in Llanfyllin. Weekend pharmacy services are available in Welshpool, Oswestry, and Newtown.
Health advice when it is urgent but not an emergency is available from NHS 111 Wales by calling 111 free from a landline or mobile phone or by visiting 111.wales.nhs.uk
A list of pharmacy services in Wales is available from NHS 111 Wales website - find a pharmacy in Wales
A list of pharmacy services in England is available from the NHS England website - find a pharmacy in England
What will happen once a new community pharmacy opens in Llanfyllin?
Positive progress is being made to put in place a new provider of community pharmacy services in the town. However, please accept our apologies that it will take several weeks to put a new service in place. We will share further updates on progress.
When a new community pharmacy opens, prescriptions will revert to their current arrangements and anyone living within one mile of the new pharmacy should collect their prescriptions from the community pharmacy.
The Pharmaceutical Applications Process
We took immediate action by issuing a Supplementary Statement to our pharmaceutical needs assessment. This is the required process, in line with the NHS Pharmaceutical Wales Regulations, when a gap in pharmacy provision is identified. This invites applications from pharmaceutical providers to support the continued provision of NHS pharmaceutical services in the Llanfyllin area, and we look forward to a positive conclusion as soon as possible.
There are commercial sensitivities that must be taken into account when undertaking processes of this nature. We apologise that this does limit the information that we are able to share. It is really important that we do not compromise the contracting process as this could lead to delay.
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