Dr Gill Hawksworth MBE first registered as a pharmacist in 1974. Since then she has held a number of posts and positions:

FRPharmS (Fellowship for the profession of pharmacy and for the practice of pharmacy) 1997 Member of RPSGB Council 1992-1998, 1999 to 2000 Vice President of RPSGB 2001 to 2003 PRESIDENT of RPSGB 2003 to 2004 RPS West Yorkshire Local Practice Forum Lead since 2009 Member of College of Pharmacy Practice (MCPP) by exam (Governor since 2005 Hon Fellow 2006) Member of UKCPA (Chair of community pharmacy group and Trustee since 2007) Royal Society for Public Health Fellow (FRSPH since 2003) Faculty of public health (associate membership) Fellow of the Higher Education Academy since 2010 BPSA ambassador since 2013 Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education local tutor Kirklees, Calderdale, areas since 1991. Independent proprietor community pharmacist, Mirfield, West Yorkshire 1986 - 2002. Independent locum community pharmacist since 2002. Academic community pharmacist University of Bradford 2005 to 2009, University of Huddersfield from 2009 Appointed member of Chemistry, Pharmacy and Standards Expert Advisory Group (Commission on Human Medicines)-MHRA from 2006 PCT Clinical champion for obesity-Darzi review Northern and Yorkshire region (Staying healthy group) 2007-2008 PCT clinical lead for obesity 2008 (PCT lead on establishing Change4life in secondary schools) Appointed member of RPS pharmaceutical science expert advisory panel from 2010 Community Pharmacy West Yorkshire(CPWY) Healthy Living Pharmacy Steering group since 2012 Community Pharmacy West Yorkshire (CPWY) development academy steering group member since 2013 Appointed member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society Faculty board Awarded Royal Pharmaceutical Society Faculty Fellowship (2013) Appointed Chair of RPS Panel of Fellows (2015)

Dr Hawksworth has been the recipient of a number of prestigious awards:

Winner of Evans Medical clinical pharmacy research fellowship 1991 Winner of a Sir Hugh Linstead community pharmacy practice research fellowship 1991 and 1992 Department of Health Enterprise Scheme Award 1995-1996 Winner of Schering Award 1999 (for outstanding contribution to Pharmacy Practice) Winner of local NHS Champions Award 2001 Appointed MBE for services to pharmacy in Mirfield 2002 Appointed Honorary Doctor of Science, University of Bradford 2005 Winner of RPSGB innovation award 2009. Winner of RPSGB Gold Charter Medal 2010

Areas of research interest include Community Pharmacy development,Clinical interventions.Concordance,Pharmaceutical education.Public health,Post graduate development of the profession of Pharmacy.