A consortium comprising the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, Faculty of Public Health, UK Public Health Association and PharmacyHealthLink was commissioned to work with the Department of Health to develop this strategy, under the guidance of a multi-professional steering group. The consortium team was led by Jenny Griffiths, who undertook the bulk of the drafting work. The editorial team comprised Jim Smith, Mala Rao, Gul Root and Jenny Griffiths.
Membership of the steering group was:
Jim Smith, Chief Pharmaceutical Officer, Department of Health (co-chair)
Mala Rao, Joint Head of Public Health Development, Department of Health (co-chair)
Gul Root, Principal Pharmaceutical Officer, Department of Health
Angela Alexander, independent consultant in pharmacy practice, and past Chair, College of Pharmacy Practice
Miriam Armstrong, Chief Executive, Pharmacy HealthLink
Steve Athey, Chief Pharmacist, York Hospitals NHS Trust
Gary Belfield, Head of Primary Care, Department of Health
Andrew Black, Development Manager, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear SHA Workforce Development Team
Alison Blenkinsopp, Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Department of Medicines Management, Keele University
Alastair Buxton, Head of NHS Services, Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee
Richard Copeland, Consultant in Pharmaceutical Public Health, Northumberland Care Trust
Lindsey M Davies CBE, Regional Director of Public Health, Government Office for the East Midlands
Marshall Davies, past President of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
John Foreman, community pharmacist, Green Light Pharmacy, Camden
David Evans, Specialist Adviser, Pharmaceutical Services, Suffolk and Cambridge Strategic Health Authority
Judy Jones, Assistant Director of Public Health, Government Office for the East Midlands Colette McCreedy, Director of Pharmacy
Practice, National Pharmaceutical Association Jim McEwen, Chair, UK Voluntary Register of Public Health Specialists
Angela Mawle, Chief Executive, UK Public Health Association
David Pruce, Director of Professional Standards, Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
Andrew Scott-Clark, Director of Public Health, Swale Primary Care Trust
Paul Scourfield, Chief Executive, Faculty of Public Health
Michael Soljak, Health Inequalities Unit, Department of Health
Maggie Davies, Head of External Affairs, Health Development Agency
