Candidates for the 2024 elections to the national pharmacy boards

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 Bisola Sonoiki has formally withdrawn their nomination.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 AndersonNasrin KhanAnkish Patel
Martin AstburySorbi (Sarwat) KhattakShilpa Patel
Stephen ChurtonSusannah LaddsMatthew Prior
Ciara DuffyMichael MaguireEmlata Ramdut
Nirusha GovenderMaria NasimAiysha Raoof
Alisdair JonesErutase OputuConnor Thompson
Yasmin KarsanMinesh 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 BurtonElected for a term of two years
Lucy DixonElected for a term of three years
Laura FultonElected for a term of three years
Catriona SinclairElected for a term of three years
Amina Slimani-FersiaElected for a term of two years
Richard StrangElected for a term of two years
Audrey ThompsonElected 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 JamilElected for a term of two years
Geraldine McCafreyElected 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
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Citation
The Pharmaceutical Journal, PJ, April 2024, Vol 312, No 7984;312(7984)::DOI:10.1211/PJ.2024.1.308321

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