The Code of Practice Panel

The Panel considers all complaints made under the Code in the first instance with the benefit of independent medical and other such expert advice as appropriate.  The Panel for each case is made up of at least two members of the Authority below, with another acting as the case preparation manager. The case preparation manager does not sit on the Panel for the consideration of that case. 

Alex Fell is the Chief Executive of the PMCPA. Alex has held ethics and compliance leadership roles in the UK, USA, and Singapore for a large global pharmaceutical company as well as an International ethics and compliance leadership role in a small biotechnology company.  Alex started in the pharmaceutical industry in a Global Internal Audit role with a specific focus on Code compliance. Alex joined the PMCPA in 2022.

Natalie Whittle is the Director - Code Development at the PMCPA. Natalie has been a member of the Code of Practice Panel for several years. She is also a member of the IFPMA Code Complaint Adjudication Group. She previously worked in the pharmaceutical industry in Medical Compliance and Medical Information roles at UK and regional level. She has a degree in Medicine. Natalie joined the PMCPA in September 2018. 

Owen Robinson is the Director at the PMCPA and a member of the Panel. Owen is a solicitor with over fifteen years post-qualification experience and is a healthcare, life sciences and public law specialist. He has worked in a range of senior roles at the heart of the UK Government, including Cabinet Office and the Department of Health and Social Care. During his time in government, he operated for five years as a senior legal adviser to the MHRA and the NHS team. He left the government in February 2023 to join the Global Regulatory Team at the law firm Hogan Lovells. He also sits as a part-time judge in the Employment Tribunals and in the Health, Education and Social Care Tribunals.

Alicia White is the Director at the PMCPA and a member of the Panel. Alicia qualified as a Solicitor in 2012 and worked in private practice on behalf of a number of healthcare regulators before moving to the General Pharmaceutical Council. For six years she held the role of Head of Professionals Regulation (Casework and Resolution) at the GPhC. During this time she grew and developed a large multidisciplinary team and had overall responsibility for progressing all fitness to practise investigations through to a final decision. In addition to her in-depth knowledge of the pharmacy sector, Alicia’s recent experience includes leading on a number of improvement changes as part of a wider strategy to improve the timeliness of investigations whilst maintaining quality. This includes the introduction of a fast track investigations process, resolving aged and complex cases, and streamlining processes.

Alicia joined the PMCPA in October 2024

Keval Dabba is the Associate Director at the PMCPA.  Keval is a registered pharmacist in the UK and has worked in community pharmacy, the NHS and in the pharmaceutical industry including being a final signatory, providing expert advice and training on the Code. His recent role at a pharmaceutical company involved leading the compliance and medical function.  Keval joined the PMCPA in June 2021.

Maleeha Sultan is a Manager at the PMCPA.  Maleeha is a UK-registered pharmacist and has worked in the NHS and community pharmacy and in the pharmaceutical industry including Medical Affairs, and later in Advertising & Promotion and Medical Governance and management of promotional review services and implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol.  Maleeha joined the PMCPA in August 2022.

Helen Darracott is a Manager at the PMCPA. Helen is a Fellow of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society with degrees in pharmacy and law. She joined PMCPA in February 2023 after working in regulatory, policy, legal, compliance and ethics roles for health professional regulatory bodies, industry representative organisations and pharmaceutical companies.

Emily Boys is a Manager at the PMCPA.  Emily has a broad range of experience in science/data communication and a PhD in Genetics/Plant Pathology. She was previously Head of Project Delivery at an independent medical publisher, working in partnership with pharmaceutical companies to deliver a range of projects. As head of department, her role involved ensuring high editorial standards and compliance with the Code, and she provided Code training to new staff. Emily joined the PMCPA in November 2023.

Reshma Thakkar is a Manager at the PMCPA. Reshma is a UK registered Pharmacist with a background in oncology pharmacy and code compliance in the pharmaceutical industry. Her previous roles in the pharmaceutical industry have included medical ethics, final signatory, and healthcare compliance. Reshma joined the PMCPA in July 2024.

Sharan Kaur is a Manager at the PMCPA. Sharan is a Chartered Legal Executive and volunteers as a Magistrate for the East London Local Justice Area. Her previous experience includes roles such as Assessment Manager, Case Officer and Paralegal at the General Pharmaceutical Council. Prior to this, Sharan worked for Kingsley Napley solicitors and investigated Health and Care Professions Council cases on their behalf. Sharan joined the PMCPA in August 2024. 

Co optable Panel members 

Etta Logan

Consultant, previously Deputy Director at PMCPA.

Anne Erwin

Consultant.

Natalia Constantine is an independent regulatory and criminal barrister with a background in Medical Law and Ethics. 

Charles Drinnan is an independent regulatory, criminal and fraud barrister. Charles has experience in professional regulation within healthcare, medical law and ethics.

Edward Franklin is a self-employed barrister practising at 2 Harcourt Buildings specialising in criminal and regulatory law.