Meet the Team

Community Pharmacy Leicestershire and Rutland (CPL&R) represents all 224 community pharmacies across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

We are an independent and representative group with statutory rights; a leadership body, that is the focal point for Community Pharmacy within the LLR integrated care system (ICS).

CPL&R is led by Rajshri Owen, Chief Officer. She is supported by a team of three part time employees: Service Development Lead, Service Facilitator and Administrator.

Committee members are community pharmacists: some are elected every four years by independent community pharmacy contractors, others are appointed by organisations representing multiple pharmacies.

Please find below those who have been elected or appointed to the committee for the term of office beginning on 1st July 2023 for a period of four years.

Name Organisation Elected or appointed by
Shoaib Haji Countesthorpe Chemist Independent
Altaf Vaiya Alpharm Chemist Independent
Aadil Mitha My Online Pharmacy Independent
Kishan Kotecha Medicare Pharmacy Independent
Nadya Jethwa Bosworth Pharmacy Independent
Satyan Kotecha Saraj Chemist Independent
Rahul Patel BMP Healthcare Independent Pharmacies Association (IPA)
Viral Patel Boots Company Chemists’ Association (CCA)
Ron Gregson Boots Company Chemists’ Association (CCA)
Shezad Alimahomed Boots Company Chemists’ Association (CCA)