Practice managers and GPs are among a line-up of experts appointed to help shape a new conference that will strengthen collaboration between community pharmacy and general practice.
The inaugural Community Pharmacy and General Practice Conference will be guided by a Programme Advisory Committee, made up of respected leaders, innovators and frontline clinicians.
They will help draw up a high-quality, relevant and implementable agenda programme for the free event, taking place in Birmingham on 21 – 22 June 2026 and is being organised in partnership with Management in Practice and the National Pharmacy Association (NPA).
Committee members have been purposefully drawn from organisations central to primary care transformation, including the PMA, BMA, LMCs, Community Pharmacy England, the Primary Care Pharmacy Association, ICBs, PCNs, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and The Queen’s Institute of Community Nursing.
Their collective experience will bring practical insight into how primary care sectors can work together as a seamless neighbourhood health service, where professional, technical and service boundaries are invisible to patients.
The committee line-up is as follows:
- Dr Wasim Baqir – Head of Pharmacy Integration, Primary Care, Vaccinations and Screening, NHS England
- Danny Bartlett – Clinical Lead, Kent, Surrey & Sussex Primary Care School
- Sukhi Basra – Vice Chair, National Pharmacy Association
- Alastair Buxton – Director of NHS Services, Community Pharmacy England
- Tracy Dell – Locum Practice Manager and Primary Care Trainer, PMA
- Amandeep Doll – Director for England, Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- Steve Gilbert OBE – Patient with Lived Experience of Serious Mental Illness & Racial Equalities Campaigner
- Nick Kaye – Immediate Past Chair, National Pharmacy Association
- Steph Lawrence MBE – Chief Executive, The Queen’s Institute of Community Nursing
- Dr Bernie Marden – Chief Medical Officer, Somerset ICB
- Joanne McMullen – Board Member, National Pharmacy Association – Northern Ireland
- Dr Nick Merrifield – GP & Deputy Clinical Director, Southwest London Integrated Care System
- Dr Julius Parker – Deputy Chair of GPC England, British Medical Association
- Conor Price – Chief Executive, Community Pharmacy London
- Sehar Shahid – Superintendent Pharmacist, Independent Prescriber, NPA Board Director (Scotland), Obesity Specialist Pharmacist
- Dr Graham Stretch – President, Primary Care Pharmacy Association
- David Thomas – Board Member, National Pharmacy Association – Wales
More about the committee and their full profiles can be found here.
The Community Pharmacy and General Practice Conference will take place at the National Conference Centre, Birmingham on 21–22 June 2026, and registration is now open.
It brings together community pharmacists, GPs, practice managers, community pharmacists, GP and PCN pharmacists, PCN and ICB leaders, nurses and more for practical, collaborative learning.
In addition, CPD points/an attendance certificate is available for all attendees.
Find out more about the event and register for free.
