Cathryn qualified as a pharmacist in 1997, and has worked in a variety of community pharmacy settings, both as an employee and as a locum pharmacist. Cathryn was elected to the council of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society in 2007 and served on the organisation’s law and ethics, and governance committees. She was involved in the RPSGB’s response to the responsible pharmacist legislation, as well as helping prepare the organisation to lose its regulatory role