Mersey Association of LPCs (MALPS)

Community Pharmacy England (the operating name of the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee) has 25 members on its main committee:

10 members elected on a regional basis from England (see Regional Representatives below);
2 members nominated by the Board of the National Pharmacy Association;
9 members nominated by the Company Chemists’ Association;
3 members elected from the non Company Chemists’ Association multiples; and
a non-executive chair.

The Committee also has two Observers aligned to the multiples category. The observers contribute fully to committee discussions but are non-voting. These places have been established as an interim measure to ensure pharmacy owners with 10 or more NHS pharmacies (non-CCA multiples) in England are well represented while the Committee considers permanent changes to its structure to reflect recent changes in sector ownership.

Their term of office, as for all members of CPE, is four years. Further information on CPE members can be found HERE.

The regional representatives, together with the other members of PSNC, represent the interests of NHS pharmacy contractors and ensure that PSNC undertakes the functions set out in its Constitution. In addition they provide an important conduit between the independent contractors in their region and PSNC. They will be a member or officer of at least one LPC in the region where they are nominated, and so have some experience of local NHS issues. They can be consulted about matters relevant to PSNC’s role, and take issues raised at LPC meetings for discussion at the PSNC meetings. They may be invited to attend LPC meetings across their regions. PSNC meeting agendas and minutes are published on our website, and the Regional Representatives can be asked to provide more detail or explanation where needed or to direct requests to the relevant member of staff.

Cheshire & Wirral falls within the Mersey region, represented by Dr Ian Cubbin who is a member of CPCW. Dr Ian Cubbin qualified from the Sunderland School of Pharmacy 1980 after which he joined the family firm before going on to read his doctorate jointly at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne and the University of Sunderland. Previous roles have included a role as a teacher practitioner at John Moores University and Ian is currently Managing Director of James Cubbin & Son, operating five pharmacies in the Wirral. As well as being a PSNC member, Ian is a member of the Board of Assessors for the GPhC and an NPA and Pharmacy Voice Board Member.

MALPS, which comprises of the 4 LPCs within the Mersey region – Community Pharmacy Cheshire & Wirral, Halton, St Helens & Knowsley, Liverpool and Sefton – meets regularly throughout the year. Meeting dates currently scheduled:

9 February 2022
25 May 2022
13 July 2022
21 September 2022
30 November 2022