A seminar devised to help pharmacists grow their businesses and maximise on their profits takes place on the 24 November at the headquarters of Ballard Dale Syree Watson.

The evening workshop will be presented by a range of people with expertise in their respective fields including banking and corporate finance, acquisition, merger and disposal and legal guidance on commercial tenant and contractual law.

Accountants Ballard Dale Syree Watson, Lloyds TSB Healthcare and Thomas Guise Solicitors have joined forces to deliver the intensive three hour seminar to an audience of pharmacy owners from the West Midlands.

The seminar has been developed to help pharmacy owners position themselves to take full advantage of commercial opportunities that are likely to arise from the planned NHS reforms.

Amongst the speakers will be Mark Pawson from Lloyds TSB Bank Healthcare team who is a National Accredited Healthcare Specialist within the business development team. Representing Thomas Guise Solicitors are Stuart Bailey, director of their commercial property department and his colleague Tom Bartley-Smith who heads the practice's corporate legal team.

Tej Baden will be presenting on behalf of Ballard Dale Syree Watson as a member of its specialist medical and healthcare team and has a vast knowledge of the issues currently affecting the pharmacy sector.

Chairing the seminar is Jeremy Syree, also representing Ballard Dale Syree Watson, who is vice chair of the healthcare group of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. Mr Syree has extensive experience in servicing a range of healthcare clients and says: "The seminar has been devised to give practical advice on maximising profitability for pharmacists and assist them to take a proactive stance in an ever more competitive environment."

"There is naturally an air of uncertainty prevailing across the entire health sector currently and no one really knows exactly what impact Health Secretary Andrew Lansley's 'proposed' reforms will have on the pharmacy sector. However, what we do know is that wherever there is significant change, there are always opportunities for those who are willing to respond quickly to those changes."