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This section provides information on the functions and structure of the Society, covering: key documents about the Society and its history, the Society's business plan and annual review, the annual British Pharmaceutical Conference, meetings at the Society, people and structures, the Council and its work, devolution/national pharmacy boards, awards and scholarships, job vacancies at the Society, how to complain about the society.
A career in pharmacy
This section provides information on pharmacy careers, pharmacy education policy, undergraduate education including links to schools of pharmacy, preregistration training, the roles of pharmacy support staff, and working in other countries.
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This section provides information on areas of support for the profession including registering with the Society, fee structure and payment of fees, updating personal details, clinical governance, audit resources, CPD, postgraduate courses and further training, leadership in pharmacy.
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This section covers the Society's information resources including the press office, library, advisory services, and museum; it also gives quick links to downloadable documents published by the Society.
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This section provides information on the wider world of pharmacy, covering: current developments in pharmacy, the use of medicines, science, practice research, working with other UK and international bodies, events and meetings.
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This section provides information on the setting up of a new professional body for pharmacy, alongside a new regulatory body, as part of a fundamental modernisation of the pharmacy profession

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This section provides information on Registration with the RPSGB.
Protecting the public
This section provides information on the Society's work as a regulator, including fitness to practise standards, codes of ethics, the pharmacy inspectorate and its roles, how to complain about a pharmacist, pharmacy premises or pharmacy technician, and the Society's disciplinary committees.

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The Museum is unable to lend individual items from its collections except for display or research under secure, environmentally controlled conditions in other museums or similar institutions.

An attractive showcase

However, two attractive showcases with an interesting range of traditional pharmacy equipment are available for more general use. The showcases have been designed and built for travelling and are available on loan for temporary exhibition in a variety of locations. Each case holds an interesting group of pharmacy items from the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Since the service was launched in 1996, they have been used with great success in retail premises and health centres, as part of hospital open days, and in both medical and general interest museums and libraries. They would also be very suitable for use in schools and other education centres.

Click here for more information about the display cases.