The Community Pharmacy Patient Safety Group (CPPSG) has announced the appointment of Martin Sadr-Kazemi as its new vice-chair.
Martin, currently the medication safety officer and deputy superintendent pharmacist at Rowlands Pharmacy, has been an integral member of the CPPSG since its formation a decade ago, actively contributing to various initiatives.
His career at Rowlands has spanned multiple roles, including pharmacist manager, clinical governance pharmacist, and quality and clinical governance manager, before his recent promotion to deputy superintendent pharmacist.
Martin leads on patient safety and clinical governance standards for the Rowlands.
Within the CPPSG, Martin has led work on liquid medicines and represented the Group at the National Paediatric Medication Safety Officer (MSO) meetings and NHS England’s Pharmacy Integration Clinical Reference Group.
His appointment follows the passing of Dr. José Moss in January 2025. A founding member of the CPPSG, José became its vice-chair in 2024.
CPPSG chair Jackie Giltrow welcomed Martin’s appointment, stating: “Martin has always been a very active member of the Group and represents us at many external meetings.”
“I know that Martin will be an absolute asset and provide invaluable support in enabling the Group to build on our previous work plus work towards future improvements in patient safety.
“The Group is instrumental in promoting patient safety and driving improvements in community pharmacy. We will continue to have a laser focus on patient safety in this new era of community pharmacy”.
Martin expressed his gratitude to his peers for entrusting him with the role of vice-chair and reaffirmed his commitment to supporting patient safety in community pharmacy.
“After 10 years with the CPPSG, I’m honoured to become vice chair,” he said.
Martin emphasised that the work of the Group, particularly ‘sharing and learning’, is essential to enable community pharmacists to continually improve patient care.
“I’m also keen to ensure that we continue to connect with external groups to work effectively across the system to ensure patient safety remains at the heart of our work,” he added.
Formed in 2015, the CPPSG brings together MSOs from community pharmacies, focussing on sharing and learning from dispensing incidents to embed a culture of patient safety across the entire sector.
