Pharmacists on the Board
May 22, 2012
QUEENSLAND pharmacists Scott
McCahon from Weipa on the Cape
York Peninsula and Terry White
from Brisbane have been appointed
as Chairs of their local Health and
Hospital Boards.
The appointments are part of the
Queensland Government’s
reintroduction of local Health
Boards, with Queensland Health
Minister, Lawrence Springborg
saying that each Board would
require a highly-skilled leader in its
local community to serve as its
Chair.
Scott McCahon comes to the
position as the owner of the 2012
Pharmacy of the Year, which over
the years has become an integral
part of the Weipa community;
whilst Terry White is the Chairman
of White Retail and Terry White
Chemists and the founding
Chairman of the Nudgee College
Foundation.
White has also served as a
Member of Parliament, Minister of
the Crown and President of the
Pharmacy Guild.
As a result of their latest
appointments, Scott McCahon will
now take up the role as Chair of the
Cape York Hospital and Health
Board whilst Terry White is to
become the Chair of the Metro
South Board.
Pharmaceutical Society of
Australia Queensland Branch
President, Dr Lisa Nissen, has
welcomed the new appointments
saying “This is a strong
endorsement for the active and
substantial contribution pharmacists
around Queensland and Australia
make on a daily basis to not only
the care of their patients but also
to the broader communities in
which they work and live”.
“There is no doubt that both
Terry and Scott bring exceptional
skill and commitment to healthcare,
communities and pharmacy
to these roles and are amazing role
models for the profession and for
others engaged in the hospital and
health boards.
“The Queensland pharmacy
community are certainly very proud
of both of them,” she added.
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