PCPA Leadership Forum: Empowering Designated Prescribing Practitioners (DPPs)
Strengthening Primary Care Pharmacy Through Training and Support
PCPA Leadership Forum Meeting
Exclusive to PCPA Members
Empowering Designated Prescribing Practitioners (DPPs): Strengthening Primary Care Pharmacy Through Training and Support
Webinar: 1-2pm, Thursday 18th September 2025
Points for Panel Discussion
- To outline the role and responsibilities of Designated Prescribing Practitioners (DPPs) within primary care pharmacy settings.
- To highlight effective strategies for supporting and integrating newly trained DPPs into the workforce.
- To explore organisational approaches to developing sustainable DPP training and mentorship frameworks.
Panel
Chair:
Minesh Parbat, PCPA Leadership Forum Chair | Chief Pharmaceutical Officer | Clinical Director Pharmacy and Medicines Optimisation, NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin
Panel:
Graham Stretch, PCPA President |Partner Argyle GP | Lead Pharmacist, Ealing Community Partners
Helen Kilminster, PCPA National VP | Senior Clinical Pharmacist, Portway Family Practice | Care Homes PCN Lead & Deputy PCN Clinical Director Citrus Health PCN
Minesh Parbat
Graham Stretch
Helen Kilminster
