GHP / UKCPA Joint Information Technology Interest Group (ITIG)


The Information Technology Interest Group (ITIG) was formed to share ideas and innovation with NHS colleagues and provide a space to discuss and debate issues surrounding information technology and the role it plays in pharmacy practice.  It is a Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists and United Kingdom Clinical Pharmacy Association joint group .

  • Encouraging people to share ideas and how these ideas have been put into practice. 
  • Rewarding innovation and endeavour with an annual award.
  • To develop & communicate processes that can improve the development and implementation of hospital pharmacy IT systems on a national basis.
  • Running an annual seminar to bring people with similar interests together to encourage collaboration and networking.

The sub-pages contain details from the annual seminars held by the group.







Group Committee

Jim Bannerman, Principal Pharmacist, Raigmore Hospital, Inverness (Treasurer)

Onye Chigbu, Domain Analyst - Prescribing and Medicines Management, iSoft plc (Secretary)

Catherine Devlin, Pharmacy System Manager, Belfast City Hospital

Carl Evans, Commercial Account manager, Pfizer

Judie Finesilver, eBusiness Pharmacist, NHS Commercial Medicines Unit

George Gannon, Pharmacy Operations Manager, University College Hospital, London (Chair)

Howard Goatley, Senior Clinical Pharmacist / Pharmacy Analyst, Arrowe Park Hospital, Wirral

Stephen Goundrey-Smith, Consultant, SGS PharmaSolutions

India Hardy, Lead Pharmacist - EPR Prescribing Project, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London

Neil Kirby, EPR Pharmacist, Salford Royal Hospital

Garry McCrea, Senior Pharmacist - Patient Services, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital

Ewan Maule, Senior Clinical Pharmacist - Emergency Care, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust

Robin Offord, Director of Clinical Pharmacy, University College Hospital, London (UKCPA Committee representative)

Graeme Richardson, Head of Clinical Pharmacy / Deputy Chief Pharmacist, North Tyneside General Hospital (GHP National Professional Committee representative)

Cheryl Way, National Pharmacy and Medicines Management Lead, Informing Healthcare, Wales


Jean Fairhurst, Administrator