The PMA partnership with our Community Pharmacy and General Practice Conference

We are pleased to announce a new partnership between our Community Pharmacy and General Practice Conference and the PMA.

The PMA is the leading professional membership body for the healthcare sector, providing professional recognition, progressive development and career pathway support for practice managers and other non-clinicians.

Ian Jones, Director and Joint Founder of the PMA, welcomed the partnership with the Community Pharmacy and General Practice Conference, by highlighting the shared commitment between general practice and community pharmacy. He said:

‘PMA is delighted to be partnering with the National Pharmacy Association (NPA) and Cogora to bring this unique and unifying conference for Community Pharmacy and General Practice. The PMA and NPA together demonstrate that general practice and the independent pharmacies are committed to a multi-disciplinary primary care and that a collective voice is heard loud and clear. Through the event we will recognise pharmacy’s changing role; not just as a medicine-dispensing hub, but as a cornerstone of neighbourhood healthcare.

The conference will provide a balance of strategic insight, practical tools and forward-thinking innovation, all underpinned by a community ready to evolve… a pivotal moment and an inspiring call to action for General Practice and Community Pharmacy.’

In partnership with the NPA, this new event, the Community Pharmacy and General Practice Conference, will bring together 1,000+ professionals from across community pharmacy, general practice and wider primary care – redefining neighbourhood health.

Taking place 21-22 June 2026, at the National Conference Centre in Birmingham, this national event 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.

Tracy Dell, practice business manager representing the PMA on our advisory committee, said that practice managers ‘are in a good position to create and maintain strong working relationships with their community pharmacy colleagues’. 

She added: ‘Collaboration isn’t just about sharing tasks and focusing on delivering our contracts - it's about trust, insight, respect and awareness of each other’s abilities and functions, and a common goal of better patient outcomes.

‘We need to acknowledge that community pharmacy is part of the NHS and jointly demonstrate the NHS is seamless which is how it should be for our patients. When general practice and pharmacy work together, patients benefit - and so does the system. I have developed strong working relationships with my community pharmacy colleagues and we have invested in gaining understanding of how our organisations operate so that they now complement each other. We must stop seeing community pharmacy as our competitors and embrace joint working for the benefit of all’.

The PMA join the Queen's Institute of Community Nursing, Community Pharmacy England and Primary Care Pharmacy Association as partners for this event.

Partnership opportunities allow you to influence the direction of primary care and position your organisation as a trusted partner in transformation.