Mark Stone is a Practice Pharmacist Partner at the Tamer Valley Practice, a large rural practice that has two dispensaries and a pharmacy. He has worked in the practice for over 10 years and conducts clinics as an independent prescriber for patients with all long-term conditions and polypharmacy. He is lead partner for the financial performance of the dispensing and pharmacy businesses. Mark believes that bringing together pharmacists as part of the practice team enhances the service offering of the practice, supports positive patient outcomes and helps free up doctor time. Mark is in addition a clinical director for Launceston and Tamar Valley Practice Primary Care Network, and is a board member of the Dispensing Doctors Association.