Meet the experts shaping the Community Pharmacy and GP Conference
As we shape the programme for our Community Pharmacy and General Practice Conference, delivered in partnership with the National Pharmacy Association (NPA), we are delighted to introduce our Programme Advisory Committee.
Made up of respected leaders, innovators and frontline clinicians, the committee will guide a high-quality, relevant and implementable agenda that demonstrates how collaboration between community pharmacy and general practice can be strengthened.
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.
Their collective experience will ensure the conference focuses on the priorities that matter most to our audience, their teams, and the populations they serve.
Above all, they 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.
- 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
This national event will take place in Birmingham on 21 – 22 June 2026 and will welcome community pharmacists, GPs, practice managers, GP and PCN pharmacists, PCN and ICB leaders, nurses and more, for two days of real-world learning, implementable ideas, and meaningful relationship building. It will be promoted to audiences via Pulse, Pulse PCN, The Pharmacist, Nursing in Practice, Management in Practice and Healthcare Leader.
With unrivalled access to 100,000 HCPs working in general practice and primary care and 6,000 community pharmacies, the NPA and Cogora are two trusted organisations ideally placed to deliver an event designed to break silos, boost collaboration, and drive real change.
Partnership opportunities across the conference allow you to influence the direction of primary care and position your organisation as a trusted partner in transformation. Contact us today to discuss our full range of sponsorship opportunities.