News in brief

Victoria Steele is to leave LloydsPharmacy HealthCare Services, part of the Hallo healthcare group.

Ms Steele was appointed as the first female superintendent of LloydsPharmacy in 2020 and was in post throughout the sale of the group’s 1,054 pharmacies. She then held the role of clinical director at LloydsPharmacy HealthCare Services.

She is a founding member of the Community Pharmacy Patient Safety Group and chaired the organisation between 2021-2023. 

Ms Steele told Pharmacy Magazine that she is “looking forward to the next chapter in my career”.

Adam Neilson has been appointed as the new superintendent pharmacist for Lloydspharmacy Healthcare Services and will lead the professional standards team. Mr Neilson has worked for the wider organisation for 19 years and most recently held the position of deputy chief pharmacist.