Welcome to the NHS Highland Community Pharmacy Services website.

This website has been developed by the NHS Highland Community Pharmacy Services team.

On the left side of the screen, you will see a list of topics, providing all relevant and up to date information regarding community pharmacy services in NHS Highland.

Down below, please find a list of essential contacts for the Community Pharmacy Services team.

 

Alerts

Circulars, Drug Alerts & MSAN’s

NHS Scotland – Publications

Methylphenidate Shortage Information for Community Pharmacies

Methylphenidate Shortage Flow Chart

ADHD Medication Memo for Community Pharmacies

ADHD Medication

Celebrating Success in Community Pharmacy Teams

Training Events

Travel Vaccine Training – Tuesday 30th September 19.00 – 20.00

What’s Happening

September	October	November
Organ Donation Week – 18 – 24 September www.organdonation.nhs.uk	Breast Cancer Awareness Month www.wearitpink.org	Lung Cancer Awareness Month www.roycastle.org
World Pharmacist Day 26th September 2025	World Mental Health Day – 10 October www.mentalhealth.org.uk/get-involved	International Stress Awareness Week 3 7 Nov www.isma.org.uk/isma international stress awareness week
	International Brain Tumour Awareness Week 25 October – 1 November www.theibta.org/awareness-raising	Autumn Step Count Challenge Step Count Challenge | Paths for All

NHS Contacts

Name	Position	Email Address
Sarah Buchan	Director of Pharmacy	sarah.buchan3@nhs.scot
Fiona Macfarlane	Associate Director of Pharmacy, Community Pharmacy & CD Governance	fiona.macfarlane4@nhs.scot
Eleanor Rose	Community Pharmacy Business Manager	eleanor.rose@nhs.scot
Claire Fortey	Senior Administrator Assistant	Claire.Fortey@nhs.scot
Nicola Berry	Administrative Assistant	nicola.berry2@nhs.scot
Tracy Beauchamp	Pharmacy Data Analyst Specialist	tracy.beauchamp@nhs.scot
Lynn Matheson	Controlled Drug Inspector, HHSCP	lynn.matheson@nhs.scot
	Controlled Drug Inspector, TBC
Morag MacNicol	Controlled Drug Inspector, Argyll & Bute	morag.macnicol@nhs.scot
Patricia Hannam	Formulary Pharmacist	patricia.hannam@nhs.scot
Wendy Anderson	Formulary Assistant	nhsh.formulary@nhs.scot
Laura Cuthbertson	Project Support Manager, Treatment & Medicines	nhsh.tam@nhs.scot
Gayle MacDonald	Vaccination & Immunisation Pharmacist	gayle.macdonald@nhs.scot
Lucy Dixon	Macmillan Specialist Palliative Care Pharmacist	lucy.dixon1@nhs.scot

IM&T Facilitators

Name	Position	Email Address
Heather Afrin	NHS Highland North	nhshighland.ehealthfacilitators@nhs.scot
Margaret Robertson	Argyll & Bute CHP	margaret.robertson5@nhs.scot

Community Pharmacy Practitioner Champions