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Get Involved in Community Pharmacy Scotland’s

Elections 2025-2028

When

From 13th January 2025, we are inviting our eligible independent pharmacy owner members to seek nomination for their local Community Pharmacy Health Board Committee.

Who

If you are a pharmacy owner, Director, or Superintendent looking to make a difference, this is a fantastic opportunity to get involved!

Questions

For further information, look at our FAQs below to read our frequently asked questions, or contact us on 0131 467 7766 or at elections@cps.scot.

Our Chief Executive Officer and newly appointed returning officer Matt Barclay explains why you should get involved:

How To Vote with UK Engage from 2019:

How To Nominate with UK Engage from 2019:

Why should you get involved?

See our CPHB testimonials below:

Catriona Sinclair - CPHB Highland

I would recommend joining a committee. We contribute to ensuring that community pharmacy is valued locally and nationally, ensuring that the value is as fair and consistent as is possible with twelve health boards! We must make tough decisions sometimes, and those times are looming again now, but committees can do this with the complete network at the heart of the decisions, not just individual contractors. We need a spread of contractors to be involved to influence those decisions. The greater good is vital to ensuring we progress professionally and financially as a network, so if anyone wants to be part of the “big picture” work within their health board then get involved!

Douglas Lynn - CPHB Lothian (Co-opted)

Being part of the Community Pharmacy Health Board (CPHB) committee gives me the opportunity to gain insight at the regional and national level of community pharmacy. The input and work of the CPHB contributes to implementing and maintaining strong local services which are remunerated fairly and ensure better communication between community pharmacists and our NHS colleagues (in terms of the challenges both sides face).

George Romanes - CPHB Borders

By being a member of a local CP regional committee, you can not only network with other pharmacists, but help your patients and the local community by working in partnership with the local Health Board to tailor services to that community. It might be organising needle exchange pharmacies or developing a vaccination service. Being on a committee with other contractors brings you more knowledge from the group too as discussions around the services we offer as well as potential new services are always very lively. As a contractor for many years its well worthwhile to assist fellow contractors and get ideas and knowledge. The group also negotiates with the local board, which is another dimension to consider.

FAQs

Got a question? Why not try our Elections FAQ below:

  • From 13th January 2025, eligible independent pharmacy owner members are invited to seek nomination for their local Community Pharmacy Health Board Committee.

  • If you are a pharmacy owner, Director, or Superintendent and want to contribute to your local Community Pharmacy Health Board Committee, you are eligible to be nominated.

  • Eligible independent pharmacy owners should have received an email from our election services provider, UK Engage, on Monday, 13th January 2025, calling for nominations.

    Emails should come from: no-reply@ukevote.uk

  • If you haven’t received the email by Wednesday, 15th January 2025, please:

    • Check your junk or spam folders.

    • Contact us at 0131 467 7766 for assistance.

  • Each nominee must have a supporter who is also an eligible independent pharmacy owner, Director, or Superintendent from the same Health Board area. Both the nominee and supporter need to complete the online nomination form to confirm their interest in standing for election.

  • All election-related communications will be sent electronically. Please ensure we have your up-to-date contact details.

  • If you have an alternative email address you’d like us to use, please send it to us at elections@cps.scot.

  • To prevent emails from being marked as spam or junk, add the following addresses to your safe sender list:

    • elections@cps.scot

    • noreply@uk-engage.org

    Here’s how to add an email address to your safe sender list in common email providers:

    • Outlook: Go to Settings > Mail > Junk Email. Under "Safe Senders and Domains," add the email addresses.

    • Gmail: Open an email from the sender, click the three dots, and select Add [sender] to Contacts.

    • Yahoo Mail: Open an email from the sender, click the three dots, and select Add Sender to Contacts.

    If you need assistance, contact us at elections@cps.scot or 0131 467 7766.

  • Our Community Pharmacy (Health Board) (CPHB) committees are the face of

    Community Pharmacy and meet regularly to engage with Health Board colleagues on

    local pharmaceutical care needs and service development.

  • Once the nomination stage closes, where there are more nominees than places in a

    local Health Board area, an election of members from within that Board area will be held using an online voting platform.

  • After the CPHB elections we will ask our local committees to put forward members for

    the CPS Council. From the Council, our Chair, Vice Chair and Board are elected and

    further information on these elections will be circulated to the Council nearer the time.

  • Yes you can nominate as many people as you wish, but only for the Health Board

    areas within which you own a pharmacy.

  • No, only independent contractors can nominate other independent contractors

  • Yes you can vote for yourself

  • As soon as the vote closes and the results are checked

  • No. Once you have used your code you will not be able to use it again

  • The system allows one vote per pharmacy contract.

  • No, nominations must be to the Health Board committee for the Health Board area

    with which you contract and provide pharmaceutical care services.

  • CCA members are selected by the Scottish Management Group for all committees