Laura Angus is the Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) chief pharmacy officer and director of pharmacy and medicines optimisation. Over the last 20 years, she has worked in commissioning as head of medicines optimisation at the NHS Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group as well as a teacher practitioner at the University of Bradford.

She has worked across community, hospital and GP practice pharmacy and at the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) as a medicines and prescribing associate.

She has many leadership qualifications and has took on leadership roles from being a non-executive director in the NExT Director Scheme at Harrogate District Hospital Foundation Trust, to an advisory board member for Inclusive Pharmacy Practice and an independent expert member for the UK Pharmacy Professional Leadership Advisory Board (UKPPLAB).

Laura also shares her journey into pharmacy, discussing her initial aspirations, the challenges she faced during her education, and the various roles she has held throughout her career. She emphasizes the importance of mentorship, the evolving landscape of pharmacy, and the significance of building a professional network.