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English Pharmacy Board elects new Chair

01 July 2009

Dr Brian Curwain was elected as the Chair of the English Pharmacy Board at a meeting of the Board in Birmingham on 25 June 2009. Mr Richard Daniszewski was re-elected as Vice-Chair. (press release...) (more...)

Chair of General Pharmaceutical Council is welcomed by Society

29 June 2009

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB) has welcomed the appointment of Mr Robert Nicholls CBE as the Chair Designate of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC). (press release...)

The countdown starts for pharmacy technician registration

26 June 2009

Pharmacy technicians throughout England, Scotland and Wales will be regulated by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain on a statutory basis for the first time when legislation comes into force on 1 July. (press release...) (more...)

Pharmacy preregistration training reviewed in first national survey

26 June 2009

Preregistration trainees and tutors in England, Scotland and Wales will be asked to take part in the first ever national pilot survey on pharmacy preregistration training standards, this summer. (press release...)

Member support helps breakthrough in decriminalisation of dispensing errors campaign

19 June 2009

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s campaign to change the unjust law which automatically criminalises any dispensing error has reached a significant milestone after the Department of Health announced plans to amend the Medicines Act 1968 at the earliest opportunity. (press release...) (more...)

Founder of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society commemorated in Tunbridge Wells

16 June 2009

The 150th anniversary of the death of Jacob Bell, founder of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, was remembered on Friday 12 June at a ceremony at his memorial in Woodbury Park Cemetery, Royal Tunbridge Wells. (press release...)

Voting opens on changes to Society's Charter

16 June 2009

Voting opens on the proposed changes to the Charter of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain on Monday 22 June and closes on Monday 20 July. (press release...) (more...)

Society responds to the draft Pharmacy Order 2009 consultation results

16 June 2009

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB) welcomes the signs of good progress in establishing a new regulator and professional leadership body after the Department of Health published the draft Pharmacy Order 2009 consultation report today. (press release...) (more...)

Community pharmacists are no longer on shortage occupation list

15 June 2009

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain is concerned that from today, only pharmacists working in the NHS or hospitals will be on the list of shortage occupations, which permits non-EU pharmacists and pre-registration trainees to get work visas. (press release...)

Society's Council Officers for 2009/10 elected

11 June 2009

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain’s incumbent President, Steve Churton has been re-elected for a further term, following Council’s election on 3 June. (press release...)

Dangerous legal loophole must be closed, Society warns

08 June 2009

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB) is demanding the closure of a legal loophole which allows non-pharmacy retailers to sell dangerously large amounts of paracetamol. (press statement...)

Society confirms ballot on charter changes

08 June 2009

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain has confirmed that it will ballot its membership about making changes to its Royal Charter. (press release...)

Society appoints new Director for Wales

08 June 2009

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain has appointed Paul Gimson to lead its operations in Wales. (press release...)

Society believes it should check pharmacists' English proficiency rather than employers

05 June 2009

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain is pushing for the ability to request English competency evidence from European pharmacists. (press release...)

Talk to your pharmacist if you want to avoid summer horrordays

04 June 2009

Millions of Brits are dicing with disaster and placing their health at risk when taking overseas holidays, research from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB) reveals. (press release...)