The following nominations have been received for the forthcoming Royal Pharmaceutical Society national pharmacy board elections.
Where elections are to be held, voting will open on Friday 10 May 2024 and will close on Monday 20 May 2024 at 17:00.
The results will be announced on or around 22 May 2024.
English Pharmacy Board
A total of 21 nominations were received for the eight substantive vacancies (there is also an additional casual vacancy for one year). An election will therefore be held. Bisola Sonoiki has formally withdrawn their nomination.
The candidates are as follows:
Claire Anderson | Nasrin Khan | Ankish Patel |
Martin Astbury | Sorbi (Sarwat) Khattak | Shilpa Patel |
Stephen Churton | Susannah Ladds | Matthew Prior |
Ciara Duffy | Michael Maguire | Emlata Ramdut |
Nirusha Govender | Maria Nasim | Aiysha Raoof |
Alisdair Jones | Erutase Oputu | Connor Thompson |
Yasmin Karsan | Minesh Parbat |
Scottish Pharmacy Board
Seven nominations were received for the eight substantive vacancies. The following candidates have therefore been elected unopposed to the board (lots being drawn, as per the Scottish board election notice, to determine the allocation of the terms of office):
Jonathan Burton | Elected for a term of two years |
Lucy Dixon | Elected for a term of three years |
Laura Fulton | Elected for a term of three years |
Catriona Sinclair | Elected for a term of three years |
Amina Slimani-Fersia | Elected for a term of two years |
Richard Strang | Elected for a term of two years |
Audrey Thompson | Elected for a term of three years |
Welsh Pharmacy Board
One nomination was received for the ‘Primary care sector’ vacancy. Helen Davies has therefore been elected unopposed to the board.
Two nominations were received for the two ‘Hospital sector’ vacancies. The following candidates have therefore been elected unopposed to the board (lots being drawn, as per the Welsh board election notice, to determine the allocation of the terms of office):
Rafia Jamil | Elected for a term of two years |
Geraldine McCafrey | Elected for a term of three years |
Three nominations were received for the two ‘Community pharmacy sector’ posts and an election will therefore be held. The candidates are as follows:
Mercy Adeyemi |
Gareth Hughes |
Dylan Jones |
Three nominations were received for the two ‘Any sector’ posts and an election will therefore be held. The candidates are as follows:
Paul Gimson |
Aled Roberts |
Eleri Schiavone |