Key themes for Community Pharmacy and General Practice Conference announced

The key programme themes for the inaugural Community Pharmacy and General Practice Conference have been announced.

Focused on neighbourhood health and taking place at the National Conference Centre, Birmingham on 21–22 June 2026, this free, CPD-accredited event is a partnership between The Pharmacist and the National Pharmacy Association. The conference will bring together community pharmacists, GPs, practice managers, nurses, PCN and ICB leaders for two days of shared learning, debate and implementable solutions.

The programme is being shaped to reflect the real pressures facing primary care, with a focus on what will genuinely enable community pharmacy and general practice to work together more effectively to improve access, outcomes and sustainability.

Senior healthcare leaders from government, national bodies and frontline NHS services will address the challenges holding back closer collaboration between general practice and community pharmacy at the two day event.

Sessions will run across three conference rooms, delivering practical, case-based learning structured around five key programme themes:

• Collaboration in action will showcase real-world examples of partnership working between community pharmacy and general practice, highlighting clinically and financially sustainable models across medicines optimisation, vaccinations, long-term conditions and neighbourhood health pilots.
• Business and service innovation will explore how better-coordinated services can reduce duplication, improve access and free up GP capacity, with a focus on Pharmacy First, New Medicines Services, pharmacy-led care pathways and emerging prescribing roles.
• Leadership and workforce will support primary care professionals to build the leadership, advocacy and negotiation skills needed to influence decision-making, diversify services and develop portfolio careers across sectors.
• Technology and AI for integration will examine how digital tools and AI can enable real-time collaboration across primary care, addressing interoperability, shared records, referrals and digital access to community pharmacy services.
• Clinical skills and knowledge boost will deliver concise clinical updates and practical workshops across priority therapy areas including respiratory care, weight management, allergy, insomnia, gastroenterology and women’s health, supporting practice-ready learning for the wider multidisciplinary team.

In addition, the programme will include a National Pharmacy Association Members’ Forum, GP Pharmacy in Focus with the Primary Care Pharmacy Association, and a dedicated Networking Zone running throughout both days of the conference.

Worth 10 CPD points, the Community Pharmacy and General Practice Conference is free to attend and designed to support practical collaboration across primary care.

Find out more about the agenda and register for free here