Stronger Together: Vote for Baba Akomolafe for the NPA Board Election 2025
📌 The Future of Pharmacy Depends on Strong Leadership
Community pharmacy is at a crossroads. With funding challenges, rising costs, and shifting NHS priorities, independent pharmacies need a strong voice at the National Pharmacy Association (NPA) Board.
📢 This election is an opportunity to vote for a leader who understands these challenges firsthand.
🛠 Why Vote for Baba Akomolafe?
Baba Akomolafe, Director of Christchurch Health Centre in Essex, is a dedicated pharmacy leader with a deep understanding of independent pharmacy operations. His experience running a successful healthcare centre gives him a unique perspective on both clinical services and business sustainability—two key issues shaping the future of pharmacy.
If elected, he will work to:
✅ Secure fair funding for independent pharmacies
✅ Advocate for better NHS partnerships
✅ Reduce bureaucracy and financial strain on pharmacy owners
✅ Support workforce development and fair remuneration for pharmacists
✅ Drive innovation through technology and efficiency improvements
🌍 Baba Akomolafe is Calling for Real Change
His vision focuses on three critical funding pillars:
🔹 Funding Deserved
Fighting for the funding pharmacies rightfully deserve.
🔹 Funding Maximized
Ensuring that every pharmacy fully benefits from available NHS income streams.
🔹 Funding Created
Empowering pharmacies to build sustainable private income beyond NHS contracts.
📌 1. Fighting for the Funding We Deserve
For too long, independent pharmacies have been underfunded. Baba Akomolafe is committed to fighting for fair funding allocations that recognize the vital role community pharmacies play in healthcare.
💡 Why This Matters:
✔️ We need stronger negotiations to secure sustainable NHS funding.
✔️ Relying solely on government support keeps pharmacies in a weak position.
✔️ A broader approach is required to strengthen our financial future.
📌 2. Maximizing the Funding We Already Have
Funding opportunities exist—but are pharmacies truly maximizing them? Baba Akomolafe believes every pharmacy should extract the full financial potential from existing NHS services, including Pharmacy First funding.
💡 What This Means for You:
✔️ Every pharmacy must optimize NHS income streams for maximum profitability.
✔️ Baba will push for better guidance and support to help contractors make the most of available funding.
✔️ The Pharmacy First initiative is a step in the right direction, but its benefits must be fully realized by all pharmacies.
📌 3. Creating New Revenue Streams
Private services are no longer optional—they are essential for survival. Baba Akomolafe believes pharmacies must operate as true independent businesses, much like dentists, who successfully run private and NHS services side by side.
💡 A Future of Financial Independence:
✔️ Encouraging growth in private services like travel clinics, health screenings, and weight management.
✔️ Helping contractors diversify income sources to reduce over-reliance on NHS contracts.
✔️ Creating a self-sustaining model where private revenue supports pharmacy operations.
🚀 A United Vision for the Future
To achieve these goals, we need a strong, diverse, and visionary team on the NPA Board—leaders who will:
✔️ Negotiate fiercely for fair NHS funding.
✔️ Support contractors in maximizing their NHS income.
✔️ Empower pharmacies to create sustainable private revenue streams.
📢 Together, we stand. Divided, we fall.
✅ Vote Baba Akomolafe in the NPA Board Election 2025.
📢 How You Can Support Baba Akomolafe
✔️ Vote for Baba Akomolafe – Help shape the future of independent pharmacy.
✔️ Spread the Word – Share this blog with fellow pharmacists and colleagues.
✔️ Engage with the Election – Attend the NPA’s virtual hustings and make an informed decision.
🗳️ Who Can Vote in the NPA Board Election 2025?
✔️ NPA members who own or operate community pharmacies
✔️ Eligible voters as per NPA election rules
📢 Together, we can create a stronger future for independent pharmacy. Vote for Baba Akomolafe!
🔗 Visit the NPA Website for More Election Details