Pharmacy leadership programme for Wales
The Welsh Office of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society is now seeking applicants to take part in a new programme designed to develop pharmacists' leadership capabilities. The aim of the programme is to facilitate the development of services in Wales and, in particular, the contribution pharmacy can make to improving chronic conditions management.
The programme aims to attract eight participants from each of the three
health care regions: north Wales, west Wales and south-east Wales. The
programme is designed to support pharmacists from all sectors of practice,
including independent community pharmacists, employees of multiple pharmacy
companies and employees of NHS Wales organisations.
The programme is a collaborative venture with the Welsh Assembly Government
(through the Welsh Committee for the Professional Development of Pharmacy)
and the National Leadership and Innovations Agency for Healthcare.
The 12-month programme will consist of two national two-day workshops
and up to eight regional “action learning sets”. All participants
will come together for the workshops, which will take place at the Society’s
Welsh Office in Cardiff on 18 and 19 September and 4 and 5 December 2007.
The action learning sets, each lasting one day, will take place at intervals
of about six to eight weeks.
Further information and an application form are available from the Wales
section of the Society’s website or by e-mail
from the Welsh Office (wales@rpsgb.org). Applications must be returned
to Cath Savage, Director for Wales, by 23 July. Applicants will be informed
of the outcome by 30 July 2007.
Carwen Wynne Howells, chief pharmaceutical adviser, WAG, said: “This
excellent initiative demonstrates the benefits of collaboration between
the organisations. It is designed to enable services to become more patient
focused and through effective team working, support delivery of the Welsh
Assembly Government’s chronic conditions management objectives.”
Brian Hawkins, chairman of the WCPDP, said: “This 12-month programme
reflects the different contexts and challenges facing the profession
and is designed by leading pharmacists for leading pharmacists in Wales.”
Mrs Savage said: “We are delighted to be able to support a venture
that aims to bring together pharmacists with different experiences from
the whole health care system to create a rich environment in which to
develop their leadership capability.”
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