Members, Officers and Staff of the LPC

The Essex Local Pharmaceutical Committee consists of a mix of Independent Pharmacy contractors and representatives of larger pharmacy companies and their employees. In addition, the committee has two co-Chairs, a Chief Executive, a Support Manager and a Finance Manager.


Angela Culleton		Angela is employed as Part Time Administration Assistant and joined Essex LPC in August 2009. She has worked within organisations where she specialised in Personnel and Health and Safety.
Anil Gandecha		Anil is an independent contractor in Braintree who has served on the LPC Committee for 15 years. He has made important contributions to raise the profile of pharmacy within Mid Essex including involvement in the Minor Ailments Scheme.
Ash Pandya		Ash joined the LPC in 2007 as Business Development Manager and was appointed Chief Executive in April 2009. He was a contractor for 14 years and worked for 10 years as the National Commissioning Manager at NHS Direct.
Ashok Pattani		He is an independent contractor in Chelmsford. Within the Committee he is Finance Manager and has responsibility for Rurality Issues.
Bharat Patel		Bharat has been an LPC Member since 1983 and is currently Essex LPC Co-Chair, an active representative at the PSNC and was appointed NPA Chairman in April 2011. He strongly believes in the LPC representing Pharmacy & Contractors.
David Rose		Having qualified in 1984, David has held a number of positions within community pharmacy and been a director and superintendent pharmacist. He is now employed within wholesale as Regional Manager. He is currently Essex LPC Co-Chair.
Elaine Dove-Dixon		Elaine joined the LPC as Office Manager in March 2009. She has been employed in administration management roles since 1994 and has a strong record of achievement in a variety of environments.
Gary Crawford		Gary represents independent pharmacy contractors in the Epping Forest locality. He has worked in pharmacy for 30 years and takes a keen interest in prescribing issues and service agreements.
Hamish Borno		Hamish is Managing Director of Borno Chemists which has pharmacies throughout Essex. Along with his Pharmacy degree, Hamish holds a Masters in Medical Anthropology and Business Administration.
Joe Hamilton		Joe is the Regional Development Manager for the Co-Operative Group Pharmacy. He currently manages 25 stores in the Essex and North Kent Areas and is responsible for delivering the business strategies and key objectives.
Karen Samuel-Smith		Karen joined Essex LPC in January 2011 as Business Development & Contractor Support Manager. She previously worked as a Community Pharmacy Contracts Manager with NHS Waltham Forest. Karen’s role is to support initiatives and projects across Essex.
Michael Rodol		Michael has worked in several independent chains, and is currently working at Tesco Pitsea, as a Pharmacy Manager. Michael is a CCA representative on the Committee.
Prinal Ruparel		Prinal is an independent pharmacy contractor in Harlow who worked in Community Pharmacy for 5 years and trained at the local hospital. He is the Substance Misuse lead within the committee.
Rajiv Sharma		Rajiv has worked in Basildon as an independent contractor for 25 years. He has played an important part in developing and increasing the role of community pharmacists within South West Essex PCT during that time.
Simon Moul		Simon is currently employed by Day Lewis in Colchester. An LPC Member for 10 years, he has been industrious in representing pharmacy within the locality and has championed enhanced services.
Sundeep Gill		Sundeep qualified in 2000 and has worked for Boots UK Ltd since then. She currently holds the post of Area Pharmacy Manager and believes that the development of people through continuing education is essential.

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