Scottish Pharmacy Board

This last year has been one of huge change in our profession. The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has finally shed its old regulatory function. We have finally completed the transition to a membership organisation and the number of pharmacists who have decided to join is extremely encouraging. The majority of the profession have decided to put their trust in us. Feedback from a variety of quarters suggests that many pharmacists are willing to “give us a chance” and that we have, to a large extent, this first year to demonstrate that we are indeed providing that value. Our challenge could not be clearer. Pharmacists across Scotland need to see us represent them effectively. 

Sandra Melville MRPharmS
Chairman

Read Sandra’s full statement following her re-appointment as Chair to the Scottish Pharmacy Board

Following extensive consultation with pharmacists in Scotland, we launched our Manifesto ahead of the 2011 Scottish Parliament elections earlier this year. In order to help improve and promote the work of pharmacy in Scotland, we believe the following priorities are key:

•  Persuading the Scottish Government to decriminalise single dispensing errors

•  Reducing the workplace pressures felt by pharmacists

•  Breaking down the barriers that stop pharmacists prescribing

•  Sharing GP health records with community pharmacists

To read more about our planned activities in 2011, read our Business Plan.

'How the Royal Pharmaceutical Society will help deliver the vision for the profession' 

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Speakers include:

Helen Gordon, Chief Executive, Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Lindsey Gilpin, Chair of the English Pharmacy Board, Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Sandra Melville, Chair of the Scottish Pharmacy Board, Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Nuala Brennan, Chair of the Welsh Pharmacy Board, Royal Pharmaceutical Society