New director for Wales

We are delighted to welcome Darren Hughes as our first director for Wales.

Darren joins us from the General Medical Council (GMC), where he has been acting head of office in Wales. He has worked for the GMC in Wales since 2006. Before that Darren worked for the Countryside Alliance in a range of roles, including as campaigns coordinator.

 

Darren said: “I’m really looking forward to working with the GPhC to raise the profile of Welsh affairs. The healthcare delivery structures in Wales are increasingly diverging from those in other parts of the UK and I want to help ensure that the Council is regulating in a way that reflects the needs of patients, the public and the pharmacy professions in Wales.

 

"Recent reforms in the NHS mean that pharmacists are playing a bigger role in improving the wellbeing of people in Wales. I’ll also be working to help Assembly Members, patients, education providers and other key partners to better understand the role and regulatory scope of the GPhC in Wales.”