Helen Davies

Welsh Pharmacy Board

Helen Davies began her career as a secondary care Clinical Pharmacist, where she completed a Clinical Diploma and relished working closely with multidisciplinary teams.  After qualifying as an independent prescriber in her lead clinical role, Helen also ran clinics in a GP practice setting, developing an interest for cross-sector roles. Developing the pharmacy workforce is also her passion, from pre-registration pharmacist and diploma tutoring, in 2014, securing a year's secondment as Acting Associate Course Director for the MSc in Clinical Pharmacy at Cardiff University, and as a recent Education and Training lead for primary care. She has developed this passion further by recently completing a postgraduate certificate in education for Health Care Professionals.

Helen is currently the Principal Pharmacist for Medicines Optimisation in Primary Care at Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, the Health Board All Wales Prescribing Advisory Group  (AWPAG) representative, and a Bevan Exemplar. She is also directly employed a day a week as a GP Practice Pharmacist, to maintain clinical practice and really understand the challenges on the ground.

Helen was elected to the WPB in 2021 and 2024 as the primary care sector representative, and is keen to drive the profession forward, recognising the value of the GP Practice Pharmacist and the profession as a whole.

Helen acknowledges that collaborative working and integration of sectors is essential to promote prudent, excellent patient care.