New guild president elected
Anthony Oxley, associate director of medicines management at Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, has been elected president of the Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists. He was elected by the guild national
professional committee (known as the guild council) shortly before the
GHP’s joint conference with the United Kingdom Clinical Pharmacy
Association, held in May.
Richard Cattell, director of South-West Medicines Information and Training
NHS regional service, is the new vice president and organisation secretary.
Also elected as officers were:
· Tony West, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London,
immediate past president and chair
of the international
committee
· Andrew Alldred, Harrogate and District Foundation Trust, chair of the
practice committee
· David Miller, Sunderland Royal Hospital, chair of the terms and conditions
committee
· Simon Mynes, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth,
treasurer
· Vilma Gilis, Maidstone
Hospital, communications officer
· Martin Pratt, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital,
recruitment officer
· Tracey Boyce, Craigavon Area Hospital, secretary for Northern Ireland
and regional member
· Robert McArtney,
University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, secretary for Wales and regional
member
· Colin Rodden, Gartnaval General Hospital, Glasgow, secretary for Scotland
and regional member
Details of other GHP officers are available at www.ghp.org.uk. A report
of the GHP and UKCPA joint conference is on p218–20 |
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