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MEET THE TEAM
Welcome to
LEEROY BURDON
September’s issue of
Head of Marketing
GEORGE FARR
Print & Production Manager Numark Membership

JENNIFER BATES magazine
Content Marketing Manager

DOMINIC WILLIAMS
Content Marketing Executive

JADE MILLWARD
Marketing Campaign Manager

DONNA ELLISON
JAKE GRAYSON
Marketing Campaign Executive

CATHY CROSSTHWAITE
Web Content &
Trade Planning Manager With HARRY MCQUILLAN

CHE EARL Hello colleagues. I am delighted to be able
to welcome you to this month’s edition of
Events Manager
the Numark Membership Magazine.
ANTHONY MATTHEWS
Graphic Designer Manager A vision for community pharmacy - Labour's
commitment to empowering pharmacists
SAUL NAYLOR
CHARLIE ELLIOTT Reflecting on the Labour Party's manifesto pledges, I
NATALIE HILL wanted to share some thoughts on a topic that's been
Graphic Designer front and centre for us all - healthcare reform. With the
recent release of Keir Starmer's Labour Party manifesto,
there's a particular promise that stands out to me, and
CONTRIBUTORS
Sam Sapseid, Lucy Morris, it's one that should redefine our role as the first port of
Sue Swift, Harry Mcquillan call for the management of all things medicines-related
Emily Jones, Jacquie Lee, in the UK.
Jackie Thorpe, Kieran Killoran,
Rhys Martin, Emma Gilmour, Labour has laid out a vision for the UK that prioritises
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economic growth, stability, and, critically, healthcare
reform. At the heart of this vision is the creation of
a Community Pharmacist Prescribing Service. This
initiative seeks to expand the role of pharmacists by
granting more independent prescribing rights where
clinically appropriate. The concept needs further
exploration as the rights are already there through
the recent change to undergraduate training that
incorporates prescribing. What it does need is a fully
costed service that allows the pharmacy profession to

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