The Building the Community-Pharmacy Partnership is a partnership between the Community Development and Health Network and the Pharmacy Branch, Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS) with strategic direction offered by a multi-agency Steering Group. The programme aims to:

promote and support local communities to work in partnership with community pharmacists to address local health and social wellbeing needs using a community development approach.

The programme works towards:

• Increasing local people's skills, encouraging community activity and self help
• Increasing local people's understanding of health issues
• Encouraging local people to play a role in promoting health