Bold Vision for Collaborative Pharmacy Professional Leadership Launched
Pharmacy professional leadership (PPL) organisations across the UK have united around a new, collaborative Vision and Common Purpose for professional leadership – one that re-energises professional leadership and supports pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and the wider pharmacy workforce.
Co-created by the eight professional leadership bodies (PLBs) and specialist professional groups (SPGs) and other members of the UK Pharmacy Professional Leadership Advisory Board (UKPPLAB), and hundreds of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and people working in pharmacy across the UK, the Vision and Common Purpose sets out five shared commitments to building a more collaborative, inclusive and effective model of PPL.
Professor Mahendra Patel, Independent Expert Member of the UKPPLAB and author of the Vision and Common Purpose, said:
“The collaborative Vision and Common Purpose is an historic first for pharmacy – a bold commitment to ongoing collaboration and inclusivity which will help to guide our next steps as a Board as we co-create the future model for pharmacy professional leadership across the UK.
“It has been formally adopted by all the PLB and SPG member organisations and truly demonstrates the value of working across boundaries, sharing intelligence, and engaging across the entire pharmacy ecosystem.
“Now we need to share this widely to help PLBs and SPGs to extend their engagement to those not yet involved in professional leadership, to build a truly representative and sustainable leadership model.”
You can hear more from Mahendra in this short video clip.
The UKPPLAB is actively discussing how it can build a sustainable and effective future model of PPL in the light of the vote in favour of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s (RPS) proposals to establish a Royal College of Pharmacy in 2026.
To ensure everyone has the opportunity to contribute to the conversation, keep up the momentum towards greater collaboration, and feed into the co-creation process that has been established between the Board and RPS, the Board is hosting a series of ‘Meet the Board Members’ webinars in July and September. These will be open to all offering a chance to:
- Speak directly with Board members.
- Ask questions.
- Share ideas and experiences.
The Board is especially keen to hear from:
- Pharmacy technicians
- Community pharmacy professionals
- Colleagues from Northern Ireland
- Those not currently affiliated with a professional leadership organisation.
The aim is to shape a future model of pharmacy leadership that truly reflects the diversity, expertise, and aspirations of the professions.
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