Penny Lewis

Penny Lewis is a Clinical Lecturer in the Division of Pharmacy and Optometry at the University of Manchester and Academic Lead Pharmacist for Research at Manchester University Foundation Trust. She also holds roles as Academic Career Development Lead for NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (NIHR ARC_GM) and EDI Lead for NIHR Greater Manchester Patient Safety Collaboration. Her work focuses on medication safety, pharmacy service optimization, and improving healthcare equity.

**Education**:

• PhD in Pharmacy Practice, University of Manchester (2007)
• MPharm, Aston University (2002)
• Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2023)

**Research Interests**: Penny leads studies on medication safety improvement, including collaborative projects between general practice and community pharmacies, and developing prioritization tools for clinical pharmacy services. Notable projects include the COMS study funded by NIHR SPCR, and the pharmaceutical care complexity screening tool.

**Publications**: Recent work addresses medication safety in mental health, anticoagulant decisions in kidney disease, and barriers to communication with hearing-impaired patients. Her research spans clinical pharmacy, patient safety, and interprofessional collaboration.

**Awards**: Commended Award for Social Responsibility (2023) and OFFA funding for widening participation initiatives targeting underrepresented groups.

**Grants & Collaborations**: Active projects include evaluating the NHS Community Pharmacist Consultation Service and developing patient-centered medication safety frameworks. Collaborates with institutions like PCNE and International Social Pharmacy Workshop.

**Labs/Teams**: Affiliated with Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing and leads interdisciplinary teams in medication safety innovation.