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procurement & distribution interest group

About the Procurement & Distribution Interest Group


The Purchasing Distribution and Interest Group of the GHP is composed of members of the GHP who put their names forward.

The Group exists to promote Good Procurement and Distribution Practice (GPDP) in the hospital pharmaceutical service.

Members of the Pharmaceutical Industry involved in the area may become affiliates of the group. The Group is managed by a Committee elected from the members and affiliates with two ex officio members nominated by Guild Council.

The membership will be entitled to vote for the Committee at an AGM which will be held each year at the GHP Weekend school

The current committee members are:

  • Allan Karr (Chairman) - Procurement/South East
  • Margaret Dolan (Vice-chairman) - Procurement/Scotland
  • Martin Anderson - ABPI
  • Alison Ashman (Secretary) - Specialist Procurement Pharmacist/South Central
  • David Cook - Formulary and Procurement, Northumbria NHS Trust
  • Phil Deady - Regional Procurement, Yorkshire and Humber
  • V'Iain Fenton-May Former QA Specialist to Welsh Hospitals
  • Julie Mathieson - APT UK Representative
  • Roger Miles - Procurement/North West
  • Eamon Mullaney - Procurement /Royal Group of Hospitals Belfast
  • Howard Tebby - ABPI supplies group
  • Roger Tredree - Visiting Professor, Kingston University
  • Tony West – Chief Pharmacist & Guild Council
  • Jean Fairhurst - Administrator