A short history of the
United Kingdom
Psychiatric Pharmacy Group

Associations, groups and committees

In 1970, Margaret Benfield organised a Saturday meeting for psychiatric pharmacists from the St. Albans area. From that, an informal group spread throughout the country, with meetings in Birmingham, High Royds (Ilkley), Kingsway (Derby), Bridgend (Wales) and Edinburgh. The Psychiatric Pharmacy Association was formed, but after a few years was dissolved. An informal group then became the organising committee for the annual conference, then later formed the PPG, evolving later into the UKPPG.

The committee from 1985-89 was essentially similar, but no one can quite remember!

Year

Chairman

Vice Chairman

Secretary

Treasurer

Committee

Psychiatric Pharmacy Association

1970-3?

Margaret Benfield

 

 

Denise Preskey

 

Conference/Seminar Steering Committee

1976

Geoff Roberts

Colin Hitchings (London), Dr Peter Noyce (London), Margaret Benfield (Leavesden and Abbots Langley), Mr D MacIntyre (Janssen)

1977

Mr E. J. Fitchett

Colin Hitchings (London), Dr Peter Noyce (London), Joy Beckett (Chester), Margaret Benfield (Leavesden and Abbots Langley), J.H.Platt (Janssen)

1978

Mr J Ashford (Chertsey)

Margaret Benfield (Leavesden and Abbots Langley), Mervyn Dent (Denbeigh), Mrs J. Peacock (Derby), Denise Preskey (Leek), Mr C Ashton and D Davies (Janssen)

1979

Glynn Griffiths (Warwick)

Margaret Benfield (Leavesden and Abbots Langley), Denise Preskey (Leek), Mr C Ashton, D Batchelor and D Davies (Janssen)

1980

Denise Preskey (Leek)

Margaret Benfield (Leavesden and Abbots Langley), Mervyn Dent (Denbeigh), Mr H Jones (Bridgend), Mr C Ashton, Dr. R Watson (Janssen)

1980/1

Margaret Benfield

Robin Gallamore (Pastures, Derby), Glyn Griffiths (Central, Warwick), Denise Preskey, Brian Jones (Whitchurch, Cardiff)

1981/2

Margaret Benfield

Robin Gallamore (Towers, Leicester), Brian Jones (Whitchurch, Cardiff), A Higgins (Sandoz)

1982-3

Margaret Benfield

Dave Branford (Rampton), Robin Friend (Norwich), Robin Gallamore (Barnsley DGH), Rosemary Gillone (Meanwood Park, Leeds)

1983-4

Margaret Benfield

Dave Branford, Peter Dawson (Wharfdale GH), Robin Gallamore, Tom Delaney (Sandoz)

1984-5

Margaret Benfield

Dave Branford, Robin Gallamore, Peter Dawson, Elaine Pashley (Meanwood Park)

1985-6

As above?

Elaine Pashley (Meanwood Park) was Conference Secretary

1986-87

As above?

As 1985-6 (probably)

1987-88

Dave Branford

Robin Gallamore

Elaine Pashley

 

 

1988-89

Dave Branford

Robin Gallamore (resigned 1/89), Lynn Haygarth took over

Elaine Pashley

Sylvia Barker

Lynn Haygarth, Peter Pratt, Andy Barber, Geoff Hall (co-opted)

Psychiatric Pharmacy Group

1989-90

Dave Branford (Leicester)

Peter Pratt (Sheffield)

Lynn Haygarth (Leeds)

Sylvia Barker (Leicester)

Elaine Pashley (Conference organiser, Leeds), Dr Geoff Hall (Sunderland)

1990-1

Dave Branford

Peter Pratt

Lynn Haygarth

Sylvia Barker

Elaine Pashley (Conference organiser), Andy Barber (Harlow), Dr Geoff Hall, Steve Bennett (Trafford)

1991-2

Peter Pratt

Lynn Haygarth

Alison Coupar (Dundee)

Sylvia Barker

Dave Branford, Andy Barber, Dr Geoff Hall, John Donoghue (co-opted), Stephen Bazire (Norwich, co-opted, Bulletin)

UK Psychiatric Pharmacy Group

1992-3

Peter Pratt

Lynn Haygarth

Alison Coupar

Sylvia Barker

Dave Branford, Andy Barber, Dr. Geoff Hall, John Donoghue, Stephen Bazire (co-opted, Bulletin), Brett Hill (Cardiff)

1993-4

Lynn Haygarth

John Donoghue (Liverpool)

Alison McDowell (nee Coupar)

Sylvia Barker

Dave Branford, Andy Barber, Brett Hill (Cardiff), Tom Wright (co-opted), Suzie Rawlins (Sheffield, co-opted), David Taylor (Maudsley, co-opted), Stephen Bazire (Bulletin)

1994-5

Lynn Haygarth

John Donoghue

Alison McDowell

Sylvia Barker

Dave Branford, Andy Barber, Celia Feetam (Birmingham), Jennie Day (Liverpool), Jayne Kinder, David Taylor, Stephen Bazire (Bulletin)

1995-6

John Donoghue

David Taylor

(Vacant)

Celia Feetam

Dave Branford, Celia Feetam, Mary Allen (Herts), Jennie Day, Morag Martin (Glasgow), David Taylor, Sue Lugg (Rampton), Stephen Bazire, Paul Hardy (Pontefract, co-opted)

1996-7

John Donoghue

David Taylor

Alan Pollard

Celia Feetam

Mary Allen, Dave Branford, Stephen Bazire, Morag Martin, Jennie Day, Sue Lugg, Alan Pollard (co-opted), Paul Hardy (co-opted)

1997-8

David Taylor

Stephen Bazire

Alan Pollard

Celia Feetam

John Donoghue, Dave Branford, Jennie Day, Morag Martin, Mary Allen, Lynn Haygarth, Paul Hardy (co-opted), Carol Paton (Bexley, co-opted late 1998)

1998-9

David Taylor

Stephen Bazire

Alan Pollard

Celia Feetam

John Donoghue, Dave Branford, Diane Booth (Cambridge, later Fairmile in Oxford), Morag Martin, Peter Pratt, Lynn Haygarth, Gill Hawksworth (co-opted, Yorkshire)

1999-2000

Stephen Bazire

Celia Feetam

Alan Pollard

Celia Feetam, then Morag Martin (from April 2000)

Graham Parton (Bristol), Dave Branford (transfered to CMHP 4.00), Diane Booth, Morag Martin, Peter Pratt, David Taylor (transfered to CMHP 4.00), Lynn Haygarth, Gill Hawksworth (co-opted), Juliet Shepherd (Gloucester, co-opted from June 2000) and Graham Newton (Liverpool, co-opted from June 2000).

2000-2001

Stephen Bazire

Celia Feetam

Alan Pollard

Morag Martin

Graham Parton, Diane Booth, Peter Pratt, David Taylor (honorary position as President of CMHP), Lynn Haygarth (co-opted as Bulletin editor), Gill Hawksworth (co-opted), Juliet Shepherd, Graham Newton and Siobhan Drummond (London).

2001-2002

Celia Feetam

Graham Newton

Wendy Davies

Morag Martin

Graham Parton, David Taylor (honorary position as President of CMHP), Lynn Haygarth (co-opted as Bulletin editor), Gill Hawksworth (co-opted), Juliet Shepherd, Siobhan Drummond (London, until November 2001), Stephen Bazire, Robert Goff (co-opted)

2002-2003

Celia Feetam

Graham Newton

Wendy Davies

Morag Martin

Graham Parton, David Taylor (honorary position as President of CMHP), Lynn Haygarth (co-opted as Bulletin editor), Gill Hawksworth (co-opted), Juliet Shepherd, Stephen Bazire, Fiona Couper (Liverpool), Ian Maidment (Canterbury), Robert Goff (co-opted)

2003-2004

Graham Newton

Graham Parton

Wendy Davies

Morag Martin

Celia Feetam, David Taylor (honorary position as President of CMHP), Gill Hawksworth (co-opted), Denise Taylor, Stephen Bazire, Fiona Couper, Ian Maidment, Robert Goff (co-opted)

2004-2005

Graham Newton

Graham Parton

Bob Goff

Morag Martin

David Taylor then Celia Feetam (honorary position as President of CMHP), Gill Hawksworth (co-opted), Denise Taylor, Stephen Bazire, Fiona Couper, Ian Maidment, Robert Goff (co-opted), Michael Marvin (Oxford)

2004-2005

Graham Parton

 

 

Morag Martin

Celia Feetam (honorary position as President of CMHP), Gill Hawksworth (co-opted), Denise Taylor, Stephen Bazire, Fiona Couper, Ian Maidment, Michael Marvin (Oxford), Dawn Price 

 

College of Mental Health Pharmacists

 

President

Registrar

Secretary

Treasurer

PR

UKPPG Chairman

2000-2001*

David Taylor

Dr. Dave Branford

Trudi Hilton

Sylvia Otter

John Donoghue

Stephen Bazire

2001-2002

David Taylor

Dr. David Branford

Trudi Hilton

Sylvia Otter

John Donoghue

Celia Feetam

Evelyn McPhail was originally elected but resigned November 2000.

For a list of CMHP members, please click here.

 

Annual Conference

Year

Number (International)

Dates

Venue

Delegates*

Sponsor or supporter

1976

1

September 23rd-24th

Warwick University

24 (+19)

Janssen

1977

2

Monday 26th -Thursday 29th September

Leicester University

56(+15)

Janssen

1978

3

Thursday 28th– Friday 29th September

New College, Oxford

47(+19)

Janssen

1979

4

Monday 24th – Wednesday 26th September

York University

62(+23)

Janssen

1980

5

Monday 22nd- Wednesday 24th September

James Gracie Centre, Aston University, Birmingham

51(+19)

Janssen

1981

6

Tuesday 29th September – Thursday October 1st

Leeds University.
Chairman Keith Munns, APhO, Gloucester
Report in Br J Pharm Pract (Jan 1982).

48(+17)

Sandoz

1982

7

Wednesday 29th September – Friday 1st October

Nottingham University
Chairman Ken Free, APhO, Essex

51(+16)

Sandoz (Dorsey)

1983

8

Wednesday 28th – Friday 30th September

York University
Chairman Bob Timson, DPhO, Nottingham

62(+20)

Sandoz (Dorsey)

1984

9

Monday 24th – Wednesday 26th September

York University
Chairman Dr Shirley Ellis, RPhO, East Anglia

57(+19)

Sandoz

1985

10

Monday 23rd to Wednesday 25th September

York University
Chairman Dr A Blowers, Chairman W Surrey & NE Hants HA. (Report by Peter Dawson in Br J Pharm Pract 1985;7(6):155-156)

57(+17)

Sandoz

1986

11

Wednesday 1st – Friday 3rd October

York University
Chairman Tom Clark, RPhO, Yorkshire

 

None?

1987

12

Wednesday 30th September to Friday 2nd October

York University

 

None?

1988

13

Wednesday 28th to Friday 30th September

Derwent College, York University.
Chairman Ian Marshall

87

None?

1989

14

Wednesday 4th October to Friday 6th October

York University
Chairman Mr A Bower, Yorkshire APhO

 

Lilly

1990

15

Wednesday 3rd to Friday 5th October

York University
Chairmen Prof Peter Spencer and Dr Geoff Hall

 

Lilly

1991

16

Wednesday 2nd to Friday 4th October

York University
Chairman Adrian Shafford

 

Lilly

1992

17

Wednesday 30th September to Friday 2nd October

York University (report in Pharm J 1992, 510-511, 17th October)
Chairman Adrian Shafford

150

Lilly

1993

18

Wednesday 29th September to Friday 1st October

York University
Charirman Prof Brian Veitch

 

Lilly/Dista

1994

19 (1)

Wednesday 5th to Friday 7th October

York University
Chairmen Peter Noyce and John Merrils

 

Lilly

1995

20 (2)

Friday 6ndto Sunday 8th October

Latimer House
Chairmen Prof Peter Redfern, Ann Lewis, Rosemarie Parr

 

Lilly

1996

21 (3)

Friday 4ndto Sunday 6th October

Latimer House
Chairmen Peter Pratt, Larry Cohen, Helen Remington

 

Lilly

1997

22 (4)

Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th October

Latimer House

 

Lilly

1998

23 (5)

Friday 2ndto Sunday 4th October

Latimer House
(Report by Starkey, Pharm J 1998, 261, 908)

200

Lilly

1999

24 (6)

Friday 8th to Sunday 10th October

Latimer House
(copy of report in Pharm J 2000, 264, 103-4)

180

Lilly

2000

25 (7)

Friday 6th to Sunday 8th October

Wokefield House, Reading

160 (+15 day, +15 committee/CMHP)

Lilly, AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Janssen-Cilag-Shire

2001

26 (8)

Friday 5th to Sunday 7th October

Wokefield House, Reading, (report in Pharm J 2001, 267, 658-59)

188 (+20 day, +15 committee/CMHP)

Lilly, AstraZeneca, Lundbeck, Pfizer

2002

27 (9)

Friday 11th to Sunday 13th October

Wokefield House, Reading (report by Ian Maidment in Pharm J 2002, 269, 757-58)

175 (+27 day delegates + 15 committee/CMHP)

Lilly, AstraZeneca, Lundbeck, Pfizer, Sanofi-Synthelabo

2003

28 (10)

Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th October

Wokefield House, Reading

200 (+27 day delegates + 15 committee/CMHP)

Lilly, AstraZeneca, Lundbeck, Pfizer, Sanofi-Synthelabo, Bristol-Myers Squibb/Otsuka

2004

29 (11)

Friday 1st to Sunday 3rd October

Wokefield House, Reading, (report by Celia Feetam in Pharm J 2004, 273, 657)

180 (+27 day delegates + 15 committee/CMHP)

Lilly, AstraZeneca, Lundbeck, Pfizer, Sanofi-Synthelabo, Bristol-Myers Squibb/Otsuka

2005

30 (12)

Friday 7th to Sunday 9th  October

Wokefield House, Reading

180 (+27 day delegates + 15 committee/CMHP)

Lilly, AstraZeneca, Lundbeck, Pfizer, Sanofi-Synthelabo, Bristol-Myers Squibb/Otsuka

* plus speakers and organising committee

For photos of the conferences, click the year:

1976 ¦ 1977 ¦ 1978 ¦ 1979 ¦ 1980 ¦ 1981 ¦ 1982 ¦ 1983 ¦ 1984 ¦ 1985 ¦ 1986 ¦ 1987 ¦ 1988 ¦ 1989 ¦ 1990 ¦ 1991 ¦ 1992 ¦ 1993 ¦ 1994 ¦ 1995 ¦ 1996 ¦ 1997 ¦ 1998 ¦ 1999 ¦ 2000 ¦ 2001 ¦ 2002 ¦ 2003 ¦ 2004

Does anyone have any photos of 1981, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989 or 1997? Or even better ones than these? I'd love to borrow and scan them if possible! Thanks, Stephen.

 

UKPPG Bulletin

The quarterly Bulletin has evolved from a shaky start in 1990, but since then has remained a constant feature of the (UK)PPG.

Year

Volume

Sponsor

Editor(s)

1990

1

Lederle

 

 

Stephen Bazire