Expert advisory committee revealed for new pharmacy and GP conference

A new programme advisory committee has been revealed to help shape the inaugural Community Pharmacy and General Practice Conference.

The committee is made up of respected leaders, innovators and frontline clinicians, including Alastair Buxton, director of NHS services for Community Pharmacy England (CPE); Sukhi Basra, vice chair of the National Pharmacy Association (NPA); and Dr Wasim Baqir, head of pharmacy integration, primary care, vaccinations and screening for NHS England.

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It will guide a high-quality, relevant and implementable agenda that demonstrates how collaboration between community pharmacy and general practice can be strengthened.

This free event will take place in Birmingham on 21 – 22 June 2026, in partnership with the NPA. Pharmacy professionals can register for free here.

There will be more than 100 speakers, two high-level keynote speakers, eight conferences streams, more than 80 sessions and over 70 exhibitors.

Committee members have been purposefully drawn from organisations central to primary care transformation, including the NPA, Community Pharmacy England, the Primary Care Pharmacy Association, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, the PMA, The Queen’s Institute of Community Nursing, the BMA, Local Pharmaceutical and Medical Committees, ICBs and PCNs.

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Their collective experience will ensure the conference focuses on how primary care sector workers can collaborate as a seamless neighbourhood health service and relieve pressure on the NHS.

Other committee members include:

• Dr Wasim Baqir - Head of Pharmacy Integration, Primary Care, Vaccinations and Screening, NHS England
• Danny Bartlett - Clinical Lead, Kent, Surrey & Sussex Primary Care School
• 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
• Nick Kaye - Immediate Past Chair, National Pharmacy Association
• Joanne McMullen - Board Member, National Pharmacy Association – Northern Ireland
• Conor Price - Chief Executive, Community Pharmacy London
• 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.

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Editor of The Pharmacist Victoria Vaughan said: ‘Pharmacists have a lot more to offer the NHS and with the right professional and financial support they can increase access and improve patient care.

‘This exciting new conference is a reflection of the way in which forward thinking pharmacists, GPs and wider healthcare professionals are already working together, and we hope it will ignite further collaboration.’