Community and Practice Pharmacist working at Kepple Lane Pharmacy & Garstang Medical Practice. 15 years as a Community Pharmacist Manager for small retail pharmacies, experienced in the challenges faced within the community sector and providing effective pharmacy services. Independent Prescribing Pharmacist working within a Medicines Management Team in a large medical practice within a rural Lancashire village town. Pre-registration Pharmacist tutor for cross sector placements - split placements within community pharmacy and General Practice. I am passionate about pharmacy and my profession, with over 20 years of experience across community pharmacy and primary care sector. Excited about the advances for pharmacists and the challenges we face within the healthcare settings.

I have had a wide and varied experience in pharmacy including hospital, community, academia and primary care. I now work in Dumfries and Galloway where I have a passion for improving care for patients particularly in pain and respiratory. I am a mindfulness teacher and have been working with pharmacists and GPs in the area to offer mindfulness for pain courses to our patients.