The machine that can dispense prescriptions when you need them

WORLD-FIRST TRIAL COULD BE EXPANDED IN N.WALES

- By DALE SPRIDGEON

A 'WORLD'S first' prescription drugs machine which has been successfully tri-alled in Gwynedd could soon be offered on Anglesey.

The REMEDY machine, which is rapidly gaining global attention, was launched in Dolgellau earlier this year, but could soon be coming to Holyhead, dependent on funding.

Hailed as 'groundbreaking', the robotic equipment aims to get medication out to patients who need them when local pharmacies are closed in the evenings or on Sundays, or in areas where there are no nearby services.

The REMEDY machine is a joint project between Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board and Bangor University. It is being led by GP Dr Rebecca Payne, Prof Dyfrig Hughes and Dr Adam Mackridge, BCUHB strategic lead for community pharmacy, and the two year trial is being funded by Health Care Research Wales.

People who contacted the NHS 111 out-of-hours consultation service have been able to collect prescriptions from the machine located outside Dolgellau Hospital.