Deborah has spent the majority of her professional life in community pharmacy. She was involved with the implementation of Healthy Living Pharmacy from its beginnings in Portsmouth and went on to develop this as a national, internal programme for Rowlands Pharmacy, known as Elite. With a strong interest and expertise in Public Health Services delivered in community pharmacy, Deborah then lead the Commissioned Services team at Rowlands and was chosen to lead the training and implementation strands of the Community Pharmacy Future 2 project with the four largest multiples, Boots, Lloyds, Rowlands and Well. Her current appointment as Chief Officer in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight follows several years as Chair for that LPC. With a small, but dedicated, team Deborah is now focused on supporting all contractors across that area to be as successful as they can throughout the present challenges and those yet to come.