Not Just Menopause: Pharmacy’s Role in Women’s Health Inequalities Across the Life Course

Inequality in women’s health remains a major challenge, with persistent gaps in access, quality of care and outcomes across the life course. Women, particularly those from underserved communities, continue to face barriers driven by socioeconomic factors, geographic disparities and structural biases, often leaving them feeling unheard and underserved.

At CPC London, this roundtable brings together leaders from across healthcare to explore these challenges and identify practical solutions. With a focus on delivery, the discussion will highlight the role of community pharmacy in improving access, supporting early intervention and providing more person-centred care, alongside the need for more coordinated, system-wide approaches to drive lasting change.

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Our Chair

Tase Oputu, Associate Director Medicines Value & Performance, NHS Kent & Medway, Chair -English Pharmacy Board, Royal Pharmaceutical Society and President of the Royal College of Pharmacy

Tase Oputu is a senior pharmacy and health-systems leader with over 25 years experience spanning hospital pharmacy, ICBs and national professional advocacy. Tase is President of the Royal College of Pharmacy, and Associate Director of Medicines Value & Performance at NHS Kent & Medway ICB, where she leads high-cost medicines strategy, financial stewardship and system-wide optimisation programmes.

Her leadership roles span major formulary and governance reforms, cross-sector medicines implementation and the establishment of collaborative clinical pathways, alongside long-standing contributions to inclusive leadership and sustainability. She is a committed advocate for embedding research, analytics and evidence-driven policy into frontline care. Tase’s work reflects a values-led commitment to equitable, high-value and sustainable medicines policy at local, national and global levels.

Our Speakers

Shilpa Shah, Chief Executive Officer of the Northeast London Local Pharmaceutical Committee

Shilpa Shah is an experienced, award-winning leader in the Community Pharmacy sector. She is a pharmacist and Royal Pharmaceutical Society fellow who has worked in the Community Pharmacy field for almost 25 years. She is a Board Advisor and Advocate on the Inclusive Pharmacy Practice Advisory Board. Shilpa is also a volunteer Director of Branch Operations, a listening volunteer for Samaritans, a volunteer at Pharmacist Support, and a volunteer Healthcare Deputy Manager at Crisis at Christmas

Kellie King, Senior Educator at Public Services Delivery Scotland

Kellie is a Senior Educator within the Foundation Training Year team at Public Services Delivery Scotland, supporting the national training and assessment of trainee pharmacists. She is a qualified Independent Prescriber and is passionate about developing the next generation of pharmacists at a pivotal time for the profession.

She has experience across multiple pharmacy sectors and completed the Scottish Pharmacy Clinical Leadership Fellowship with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society in 2025, where she led work on women’s health and expanding the role of pharmacists. Kellie also holds a regulatory role with the General Pharmaceutical Council and has contributed to the Common Registration Assessment. Her wider experience includes supporting major sporting events and a focus on the safe and ethical use of medicines in sport.