ResPublica Report Launch on Community Pharmacy

ResPublica is launching its latest report on Community Pharmacy - Heartbeats on the High Street: how Community Pharmacy can transform Britain’s Health, Wealth and Wellbeing - in which we make the case for community pharmacies as a first port of call in primary care. Our research argues that the NHS can no longer afford to overlook the role that community pharmacies can play in reducing the cost burden on taxpayers and the capacity burden on GPs. Community Pharmacy has an opportunity to better communicate its role, and increase the recognition of its services and representation among policy makers. We believe it is time to make the social and economic case for clinical, personal and community-led pharmacy.

The event will feature a panel discussion, with the following speakers:

• Sir Kevin Barron MP, Chair - All Party Parliamentary Group on Pharmacy
• Dr Lawrence Brad, RCGP Clinical Representative
• Heather Henry, Queen’s Nurse and Chair, New NHS Alliance
• Andrew McCracken, Head of Communications, National Voices
• Graham Phillips, Superintdendent, Manor Pharmacy Group
• Dr James Noyes, Report Author, ResPublica (Chair)

Joining us will be a diverse range of senior representatives from across national and local government, the media and industry. Spaces will be strictly limited and will be allocated on a first come, first serve basis. Please register for your place as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Please arrive promptly at 17:15 for a 17:30 start.

Also please note, we advise leaving 20 minutes to get through security.

The entrance to Portcullis House is located at point 4 on this map - https://www.parliament.uk/documents/facilities/maps/colmap.pdf

We look forward to seeing you there.

Best wishes,

The ResPublica team