Rebalancing Medicines Legislation and Pharmacy Regulation Programme Board

The Rebalancing Medicines Legislation and Pharmacy Regulation Programme Board reviews pharmacy legislation and regulation.

Role of the group

The Rebalancing Medicines Legislation and Pharmacy Regulation Programme Board reviews relevant pharmacy legislation and regulation to ensure it:

  • provides safety for users of pharmacy services
  • reduces any unnecessary legislation
  • allows innovation and development of pharmacy practice

The board advises ministers on the development of policy. It will also oversee policy delivery to help ensure that the Rebalancing Medicines Legislation and Pharmacy Regulation Programme meets its objectives.

Membership

The programme board is independently chaired by Ken Jarrold CBE (Chair). The board members are:

  • Keith Ridge, CBE (Chief Pharmaceutical Officer, England)
  • Rose Marie Parr (Chief Pharmaceutical Officer, Scotland)
  • Andrew Evans (Chief Pharmaceutical Officer, Wales)
  • Cathy Harrison (Deputy Chief Pharmaceutical Officer, Northern Ireland)
  • Ashok (Ash) Soni (Royal Pharmaceutical Society)
  • Bernadette Sinclair-Jenkins (Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency)
  • Bob Rihal (Locum Pharmacist)
  • Christine Gilmour (NHS Lanarkshire)
  • David Gallier-Harris (Asda)
  • Denzil Lloyd (lay member)
  • Dr Jim Livingstone (Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland)
  • Duncan Rudkin (General Pharmaceutical Council)
  • Jeannette Howe (Department of Health of Social Care)
  • Julie Greenfield (Pharmacy Forum of Norther Ireland)
  • Julie Mathieson (Wrexham Maelor Hospital)
  • Karen Harrowing (Pharmacist ‒ Quality Systems/independent sector)
  • Lin Reeveley (Day Lewis Pharmacy)
  • Lynn Strother (lay member)
  • Nigel Clarke (General Pharmaceutical Council)
  • Paul Bennett (Royal Pharmaceutical Society)
  • Raj Patel (The Nelson Pharmacy)
  • Sheelin McKeagney (McKeagney Chemists)
  • Steve Howard (Lloyds Pharmacy)
  • Tess Fenn (Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK)
  • Trevor Patterson (Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland)

Minutes and associated papers

Read minutes and associated papers 2017 onwards

Read minutes and associated papers from before 2017

Terms of Reference

Programme board terms of reference (PDF, 21.2KB, 2 pages)