Update from the UK Pharmacy Professional Leadership Advisory Board – December 2024

Update from the UK Pharmacy Professional Leadership Advisory Board

The UK Pharmacy Professional Leadership Advisory Board met for the fourth time on 10 December 2024. Through the Board’s work, closer collaboration between pharmacy professional leadership bodies and specialist professional groups, supported by Independent Expert Members, will enable and support pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to meet the opportunities and challenges ahead.

Following another positive and productive meeting, the Board has published:

-A statement

-A blog post

-Minutes of the September 2024 meeting

-A draft Vision and Common Purpose for Pharmacy Professional Leadership (Also added to the BOPA website here: A Vision and Common Purpose for the future of UK Pharmacy Professional Leadership – BOPA


To read these and more information about the Board’s work, please visit Independent UK Pharmacy Professional Leadership Advisory Board to strengthen collaboration | Join the Conversation (scwcsu.nhs.uk).

You can also follow the Board on X: https://twitter.com/ukpplboard and on LinkedIn.  

Best regards.

UK Pharmacy Professional Leadership Advisory Board Secretariat

Email: [email protected]


A Vision and Common Purpose for the future of UK Pharmacy Professional Leadership – BOPA

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