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 23^rd-24^th	Warwick University	24 (+19)	Janssen
1977	2	Monday 26^th -Thursday 29^th September	Leicester University	56(+15)	Janssen
1978	3	Thursday 28^th– Friday 29^th September	New College, Oxford	47(+19)	Janssen
1979	4	Monday 24^th – Wednesday 26^th September	York University	62(+23)	Janssen
1980	5	Monday 22^nd- Wednesday 24^th September	James Gracie Centre, Aston University, Birmingham	51(+19)	Janssen
1981	6	Tuesday 29^th September – Thursday October 1^st	Leeds University. Chairman Keith Munns, APhO, Gloucester Report in Br J Pharm Pract (Jan 1982).	48(+17)	Sandoz
1982	7	Wednesday 29^th September – Friday 1^st October	Nottingham University Chairman Ken Free, APhO, Essex	51(+16)	Sandoz (Dorsey)
1983	8	Wednesday 28^th – Friday 30^th September	York University Chairman Bob Timson, DPhO, Nottingham	62(+20)	Sandoz (Dorsey)
1984	9	Monday 24^th – Wednesday 26^th September	York University Chairman Dr Shirley Ellis, RPhO, East Anglia	57(+19)	Sandoz
1985	10	Monday 23^rd to Wednesday 25^th 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 1^st – Friday 3^rd October	York University Chairman Tom Clark, RPhO, Yorkshire		None?
1987	12	Wednesday 30^th September to Friday 2^nd October	York University		None?
1988	13	Wednesday 28^th to Friday 30^th September	Derwent College, York University. Chairman Ian Marshall	87	None?
1989	14	Wednesday 4^th October to Friday 6^th October	York University Chairman Mr A Bower, Yorkshire APhO		Lilly
1990	15	Wednesday 3^rd to Friday 5^th October	York University Chairmen Prof Peter Spencer and Dr Geoff Hall		Lilly
1991	16	Wednesday 2^nd to Friday 4^th October	York University Chairman Adrian Shafford		Lilly
1992	17	Wednesday 30^th September to Friday 2^nd October	York University (report in Pharm J 1992, 510-511, 17th October) Chairman Adrian Shafford	150	Lilly
1993	18	Wednesday 29^th September to Friday 1^st October	York University Charirman Prof Brian Veitch		Lilly/Dista
1994	19 (1)	Wednesday 5^th to Friday 7^th October	York University Chairmen Peter Noyce and John Merrils		Lilly
1995	20 (2)	Friday 6^ndto Sunday 8^th October	Latimer House Chairmen Prof Peter Redfern, Ann Lewis, Rosemarie Parr		Lilly
1996	21 (3)	Friday 4^ndto Sunday 6^th October	Latimer House Chairmen Peter Pratt, Larry Cohen, Helen Remington		Lilly
1997	22 (4)	Friday 3^rd to Sunday 5^th October	Latimer House		Lilly
1998	23 (5)	Friday 2^ndto Sunday 4^th October	Latimer House (Report by Starkey, Pharm J 1998, 261, 908)	200	Lilly
1999	24 (6)	Friday 8^th to Sunday 10^th October	Latimer House (copy of report in Pharm J 2000, 264, 103-4)	180	Lilly
2000	25 (7)	Friday 6^th to Sunday 8^th October	Wokefield House, Reading	160 (+15 day, +15 committee/CMHP)	Lilly, AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Janssen-Cilag-Shire
2001	26 (8)	Friday 5^th to Sunday 7^th 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 11^th to Sunday 13^th 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 3^rd to Sunday 5^th 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 1^st to Sunday 3^rd 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 9^th 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