Pharmacy Voice is giving councillors and public health directors the chance to quiz LPCs on how pharmacists can meet "local ambitions" at an online event next week.  

The 90-minute webinar, due to be held on July 25 on the Local Government Association's (LGA) website, will involve LPC representatives answering questions from local councillors about community pharmacy.  

Berkshire LPC chief executive Carol Trower will be hosting the event and is urging LPCs to sign up to take part and invite their local councillors and directors of public health to attend.

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	"The webinar is a great opportunity to start dialogue between councillors and LPCs or to build on existing relationships," Ms Trower said. Pharmacy Voice chief executive Rob Darracott said it was "vital to the future of community pharmacy" to develop new relationships with health and wellbeing boards.

"One early critical success factor will be helping local councillors and directors of public health to understand what community pharmacy is and does, as well as how we can add even more value to the lives of local people and meet local ambitions to improve the public's health," he added.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight LPC chief officer Sarah Billington, Essex chief executive Ash Pandya, East Sussex LPC professional executive officer Vanessa Taylor and City and Hackney LPC chief executive Martin Crisp will also be taking part in the webinar.   

The webinar will be hosted on the LGA's knowledge hub and run from 12.30pm to 2pm. Prospective participants can register for the webinar by joining the group National Learning Network for Health and Wellbeing Boards.

East Lincolnshire Council's director of public health Cate Carmichael told pharmacists in April that public health officers were keen to work closely with pharmacists on areas such as medicines management and long-term conditions.