Meet our Team

Committee Members

The committee represents community pharmacy across the ten boroughs of Greater Manchester. They meets regularly and act as the formal decision-making body.

Janice Perkins

Executive Chair

Role:

Janice Perkins is the Executive Chair of CPGM.

Background:

Janice has over 30 years’ leadership experience in community pharmacy.  She’s the former Superintendent Pharmacist of Well Pharmacy where she was responsible for patient safety regulatory & professional standards and delivery of the NHS contractual framework and services.

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Fin McCaul

Vice Chair

Role:

Independent representative

Background:

Fin is Managing Director of Prestwich Pharmacy and his role at CPGM involves leading on contractor engagement and workforce development. Fin is also currently the Long-Term Conditions Lead for NHS Bury, working with GPs, other primary and secondary care providers.

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Ifti Khan

Committee Member

Role:

CCA representative

Background:

Ifti is the Governance Lead for CPGM and has represented contractors’ interests across GM for the last 20 years. In addition, Ifti is Pharmacy Superintendent at Well Pharmacy, A Company Chemist Association (CCA) Director and Community Pharmacy England (CPE) Board member.

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Mohammed Anwar

Committee Member

Role:

Independent representative

Treasurer and Locality Lead for Tameside

Background:

Mohammed has over twelve years’ experience working as a manager for a small independent chain and was also a member of the Manchester Local Pharmaceutical Committee for two years before the merger into GMLPC in 2016.

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Ali Dalal

Committee Member

Role:

Independent representative

Locality Lead for Bury

Background:

Ali has been an independent contractor for 10 years is the superintendent of Alamaz Limited and also a member of the HSHK LPC. He also has position on the Services and Academy sub groups for CPGM. Working in different areas has given him a great insight into the different dynamics of community pharmacy and the challenges faced.

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Abdenour Khalfaoui

Committee Member

Role:

AIMp representative

Background:

Abdenour is an experience manager support pharmacist for the Cohen’s Group, overseeing the Stockport region. With over a decade of experience as a community pharmacist, he brings strong leadership skills to the table. As an AIMp representative, he actively contributes to shaping pharmacy initiatives.

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Peter Marks

Committee Member

Role:

AIMp representative

Locality Lead for Stockport

Background:

Peter is the Locality Lead for Stockport and was previously Chairman of Stockport LPC before the merger into GMLPC in 2016. As well as his role as a committee member,  Peter represents CPGM at the Greater Manchester Medicines Management Group (GMMMG) and at the Clinical Reference Group (CRG).

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Aneet Kapoor

Committee Member

Role:

Independent representative

Locality Lead for Salford

Background:

Aneet is a community pharmacist by background and has been involved in LPC work for eight years. He has been involved in many different leadership roles, including leading the merger of six of the seven LPCs in GM in 2016 as well as setting up the Greater Manchester Pharmacy provider company CHL.

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Mohamed Patel

Committee Member

Role:

Independent representative

Locality Lead for Wigan

Background:

Mohamed is the Locality Lead for Bury and over the last 15 years has established a chain of pharmacies with over 100 employees. In addition to his role as a Committee Member, Mohamed is also on the AAH Customer Advisory Board.

 

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Helen Smith

Committee Member

Role:

CCA representative

Locality Lead for Trafford

Background:

Helen spent 20 years with Boots the Chemist before moving to Tesco, where she has been for the past 14 years as a Regional Manager for the North West. Her role involves leading change in all aspects of pharmacy in a supermarket format, and launching pharmacies in the 100-hour model.

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Jennie Watson

Committee Member

Role:

CCA representative

Locality Lead for Manchester

Background:

Jennie is the Locality Lead for Manchester and has experience working in a variety of store and field-based management roles for Boots. Jennie is also a Board Member for Greater Manchester Healthcare Academy (GHMCA) and spends two days a week based at the University of Central Lancashire as a Teacher Practitioner.

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Elliott Patrick

Committee Member

Role:

CCA representative

Locality Lead for Oldham

Background:

Elliot is a Pharmacy Services Manager for Well Pharmacy, responsible for the provision and delivery of private and NHS pharmacy services across 750+ pharmacies. He was also previously a committee member for CP Staffordshire and Stoke-on-trent, with 6 years service.

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Wesley Jones

Committee Member

Role:

CCA representative

Locality Lead for Rochdale

Office Team

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Luvjit Kandula

Director of Pharmacy Transformation/Chief Officer

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Role:

Her role involves advancing community pharmacy in the local NHS whilst representing Community Pharmacists interests through integration.

Background:

Luvjit is a qualified pharmacist who currently works as Director of Pharmacy Transformation and Chief Officer of Greater Manchester LPC. She was previously the Head of LPC engagement and Collaboration at CPE, Chief Officer of Leicestershire and Rutland Local Pharmaceutical Committee.

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Rikki Smeeton

Principal Responsible Officer

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Role:

Rikki now holds the position of Principal Responsible Officer and provides professional leadership to the team.

Background:

Rikki is registered Pharmacy Technician and qualified Accuracy Checking Technician having 17 years’ experience in both Community and Outpatient Pharmacy settings. Before joining the LPC, Rikki held a management position at Manchester Foundation Trust in both the adult and paediatric outpatient pharmacies where she still holds a part time position.

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Karishma Visram

Communications and Engagement Officer

0161 518 5793

Role:

Karishma’s role including producing effective communications, driving engagement with internal and external stakeholders, championing community pharmacy, engaging the pharmacy network and supporting implementation and compliance to CPCF, contractual requirements and GM developments.

Background:

With a background in media and marketing, Karishma has acquired a solid understanding of how to engage with contractors, cascade messages and create materials to promote key campaigns which benefit Community Pharmacy.

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Adrian Kuznicki

Business Support Officer

0161 518 5792

Role:

Adrian joined the team in February 2022, undertaking the role of a Business Support Officer (BSO). Adrian is responsible for providing administrative support to the LPC in business activities and projects.

Background:

Adrian holds a BSc in Business Management and an MSc in Project Management, providing him with a strong pedigree of versatile skillsets and a valuable background in management of business operations and executing project plans.

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Louise Gatley

Director of Services

0161 228 6163

Role:

Louise is the Director of Services at CPGM