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21-22 NOVEMBER 2025
MANCHESTER CENTRAL

London

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Clinical Pharmacy Congress North is sponsored by the pharmaceutical and med tech industries via Grants, Sponsorship, and Exhibition packages. Pharmaceutical companies have solely provided sponsorship through the purchase of exhibition space and/or sponsored speaker sessions with no further input into the arrangements or agenda of the meeting. Sessions delivered with input from our sponsors will always be marked on the programme.

Clinical Pharmacy Congress North conference programme is brought to you by CloserStill Media Limited (Organisers of the event), in association with our partners and sponsors. The views and opinions of the speakers are not necessarily those of CloserStill Media Limited or of our partners and sponsors.

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09:30 10:15

An exciting time for ATMPs: what do you need to know?

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Speakers

Bahareh Amirloo, Lead Pharmacist for Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products - Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital (RMCH)

Dr Beatriz Duran-Jimenez, Head of Clinical Trials Pharmacy Service and ATMPs - Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
10:45 11:30

Predicting and Acting on Poor Medication Adherence for Chronic Disease Patients: Can we deliver on the promise of a more evidence-based and a more cost-effective approach to relieving pressure on NHS resources?

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With increasing prevalence of chronic diseases, an unrelenting pressure on NHS resources, and a strategic government priority to move care closer to home, there is need for a solution-focussed debate around major bottlenecks hindering a much wider adoption of care delivery models like Clinical Homecare. The presentation discusses the potential of innovative predictive technology in driving efficiency gains, tailoring interventions for better medication adherence, and fostering a consistent evidence generation of Clinical Homecare impact

Speakers

Ejike Nwokoro, Patient Insights / Data Strategy Lead - HealthNet Homecare UK Ltd
12:00 12:45

Panel: UK Pharmacy Professional Leadership Advisory Board - what it means for you

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UK Pharmacy Professional Leadership Advisory Board - what it means for you

Chairperson

Mahendra G Patel OBE, Head of the Centre for Research Equity - Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford

Speakers

Mohamed Rahman, Chair - United Kingdom Clinical Pharmacy Association (UKCPA)

Joseph Williams, Chair of - BOPA

Professor Claire Anderson, President - Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Nicola Stockmann, President - Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK (APTUK)
13:15 14:00

Managing concerns about pharmacy professionals – understanding the process and support available

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This session will provide a summary of the GPhC Fitness to Practice processes. This includes how concerns are received, triaged and where appropriate, investigated and concluded. Insights from GPhC findings, current developments and information about support provided to registrants will also be discussed.

Speakers

Roz Gittins, Chief Pharmacy Officer and Deputy Registrar - General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

Dionne Spence, Chief Enforcement Officer and Deputy Registrar - General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
14:15 15:00

Deputy Chief Pharmaceutical Officer's keynote

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Inform and educate the audience regarding key updates on Pharmacy on behalf of NHS England

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Richard Cattell, Deputy Chief Pharmaceutical Officer for England - NHS ENGLAND
15:15 16:00

Pharmacy Technician Professional Practice - enabling pharmacy reforms

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Speakers

Liz Fidler, Senior Professional Lead – Pharmacy Technician Practice - NHS ENGLAND

Claire Dearden, Chief Pharmaceutical Officer’s and Specialist Pharmacy Service National Pharmacy Technician Fellow - NHS ENGLAND
16:15 17:00

Mental Health and pharmacy professionals

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Harpreet Chana, CEO - The Mental Wealth Academy

Aamer Safdar, Director Of Education - Imaan Healthcare

Ruth Edwards, Professor of Pharmacy Education - University of Wolverhampton

09:30 10:15

Developing an integrated pharmacy workforce

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Speakers

Jane Brown, Pharmacy Dean, School of Pharmacy and Medicines Optimisation - NHS England (North West)

Liz Fidler, Senior Professional Lead – Pharmacy Technician Practice - NHS ENGLAND
10:45 11:30

Implementing Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) for MPharm students

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This session is also delivered by Stephen Doherty, Head of Head of Foundation School, School of Pharmacy and Medicines Optimisation, NHS England – North West

Speakers

Lyn Hanning, Professor of Pharmacy Education, Head of Pharmacy (Bath MPharm at Plymouth), Department of Life Sciences) - UNIVERSITY OF BATH ONE LIMITED

Stephen Doherty, Head of Foundation School, School of Pharmacy and Medicines Optimisation - NHS England – North West
13:00 13:45

Leading in a challenging environment

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With no experience of extreme sport, Ann found herself applying to join a polar expedition. She has since ski-ed to both Poles, completed more than 10 expeditions and spent over 400 days on the ice. She has also led scientific expeditions to study the changes in the Polar regions. Ann describes how she's endured the harshest of climates and most unpredictable of circumstances with lessons and insights into leadership, teamwork, planning and belief.
14:00 14:45

Pharmacy First

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Speakers

Anne Joshua, Interim Deputy Director of Pharmacy Commissioning - NHS ENGLAND
15:00 15:45

Community pharmacy Independent Prescribing pathfinder programme

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How we can be the amabasadors for change and show the clinical expertise community pharmacy has to offer to reduce the burden on other services

Chairperson

Anne Joshua, Interim Deputy Director of Pharmacy Commissioning - NHS ENGLAND

Speakers

Ghulam Haydar, Senior Policy Lead - NHS ENGLAND

Stephen Riley, Northwest Deputy Regional Chief Pharmacist, Pharmacy Integration - NHS England Northwest

Amul Mistry, Pharmacy manager - Lees Road Well Pharmacy in Oldham, Greater Manchester