Welsh Government

09/24/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/24/2026 02:41

Proposed amendments to the Selected List Scheme (SLS) in Wales

We want your views on proposed amendments to the Selected List Scheme (SLS) in Wales.

How to respond

Consultation ends:
17 December 2026
Consultation launched:
24 September 2026

Consultation description

We want your views on proposed amendments to the Selected List Scheme (SLS) in Wales.

The SLS specifies medicines that may only be prescribed by general practitioners (GPs) on the NHS in clearly defined clinical circumstances.

The medicines covered by the SLS, and the circumstances in which they can be prescribed, are set out in Schedule 2 to the National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Prescription of Drugs etc.) (Wales) Regulations 2004, as amended.

In practical terms, this means the SLS limits the prescribing of a small number of medicines by GPs in Wales to situations where:

  • the benefits of using them are clear

and does not allow them to be prescribed where:

  • the benefits are not as obvious
  • there are potential risks

Consultation documents

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How to respond

Submit your comments by 17 December 2026, in any of the following ways:

Online form

Email

Download the response form.

Complete and return to: [email protected]

Post

Download the response form.

Complete and return to:

Pharmacy and Prescribing Branch,
Welsh Government,
Cathays Park,
Cardiff,
CF10 3NQ

When you reply, it would be useful if you confirm whether you are replying as an individual or submitting an official response on behalf of an organisation and include:

  • your name
  • your position (if applicable)
  • the name of organisation (if applicable)

First published

24 September 2026

Last updated

24 September 2026
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