GPs invited to new free event aimed at collaboration with pharmacists

GPs are invited to a new event that aims to bring general practice and community pharmacy together to collaborate as the Government aims to shift care out of hospital.

Launched by Pulse’s publisher Cogora – in partnership with the National Pharmacy Association (NPA) – the free event will bring over 1,000 primary care professionals together.

Taking place 21-22 June 2026 at the Birmingham National Conference Centre (NCC), the conference will welcome community pharmacists, GPs, practice managers, practice and PCN pharmacists, ICB leaders and more to discuss collaboration needed amid 10-year health plan ambitions.

GPs can register for free here.

Worth 10 CPD points, the Community Pharmacy and General Practice Conference will feature over 100 speakers, two high-level keynote speakers, eight conferences streams, more than 80 sessions and over 70 exhibitors.

As part of the 10-year plan, the Government announced its intention to move the ‘majority of outpatient care‘ away from hospitals and into the community by 2035. This will involve creating neighbourhood ‘health centres to bring ‘historically hospital-based services into the community’ – including diagnostics, post-operative care and rehab – under one roof.

Cogora’s conference will explore how GPs, community pharmacists and other primary care health workers can work together to increase access, improve patient care and open new business and service opportunities.

Pulse editor Sofia Lind said: ‘Pharmacists already play an important role in supporting general practice, particularly in reducing workloads through practice-based roles.

‘There’s huge potential for even closer working with community pharmacy, especially as the Government pushes for neighbourhood-level collaboration.

‘This event is a great opportunity to explore how we can make that work for both GPs and patients.’

More information about The Community Pharmacy and General Practice Conference can be found here.