IPA hosted a successful reception on 20th May 2025 in the Houses of Parliament.
Thank you to our speakers, Lord Nick Markham CBE ,Minister of Health and Social Care Stephen Kinnock MP, and Lord James Bethell for kindly sponsoring our event.
Also a big thank you to the nearly 60 Parliamentarians that attended to show their support for our sector and to hear about:
In her speech our CEO Dr Leyla Hannbeck outlined:
- why community pharmacy should be at the heart of the NHS Reforms
- how our sector can save billions of pounds for taxpayers
- what community pharmacy can do to achieve this if invested in appropriately
Community pharmacies are at the forefront of preventative healthcare. We can lead on all vaccination programmes and play a greater role in the management of long term conditions such as cardio vascular disease (CVD).
She outlined that the NHS Reforms must be led by the Government, not just said by the Government and asked the Parliamentarians and decision makers to put pharmacy at the forefront of these Reforms. We know we can do this, we just need the right tools and support from decision makers to finish the job.