Deaths: John Eric Jones

On 15 September 2018, John Eric Jones MRPharmS, aged 88 years, of Barnet, Hertfordshire. Mr Jones registered with the Society in 1957.

Deaths: Derek Happs

On 2 December 2018, Derek Happs MRPharmS, aged 95 years, of Nottingham. Mr Happs, a former director of retail branches at Boots, registered with the Society in 1950.

Deaths: Merton Maurice Shiers

On 28 September 2018, Merton Maurice Shiers, aged 90 years, of Sale, Greater Manchester. A former member of the Royal Pharmaceutcial Society, Shiers graduated from Liverpool School of Pharmacy in 1952.

Deaths: Barbara Coates

On 20 November 2018, Barbara Coates MRPharmS, aged 91 years, of Ilminster, Somerset. Miss Coates registered with the Society in 1949.

New Society Fellows

In accordance with the powers vested in it, the panel of Fellows has designated the following members as Fellows of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.

Tribute: Barry Cox

By Tom Blackburn

Professor Barry Cox DSc FRPharmS FBPhS graduated with a BSc (first class honours) in pharmacy, with a special option in pharmacology, from the University of Manchester in 1961. In 1963, he was awarded an MSc in pharmacology by the University of Manchester and, in 1968, he was awarded a PhD by the same university.

Deaths: Barry Cox

On 12 July 2018, Barry Cox, aged 80 years, of Prestbury, Cheshire. Professor Cox registered with the Society in 1963 and was conferred Fellowship in 1988. He became a member of the Society’s Science Committee in 1982, and in 1989 he chaired the British Pharmaceutical Conference. 

Welsh Medicines Safety Conference 2018

Bookings are open for the 8th Welsh Medicines Safety Conference, to be held on 22 November 2018 at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Cardiff.

Tribute: Alan Webb

By Edward Mallinson

I first met Alan Webb when I moved to Scotland in 1978, and we have been friends ever since. Alan registered with the Pharmaceutical Society in 1964, having studied at Sunderland. He worked for Pfizer in Ramsgate until 1966, when he returned to his native North East to take up a post with Winthrop Laboratories. In 1973 he went to work as a hospital pharmacist in North Shields.

Deaths: Alan Webb

On 14 October 2018, Alan Webb, aged 76 years, of Stirling. Mr Webb registered with the Society in 1964.

Call for grant applications: Commonwealth Partnerships for Antimicrobial Stewardship

Funding has been made available from the Department of Health and Social Care, through the Fleming Fund, to support implementation of antimicrobial stewardship activities in four low or middle-income commonwealth countries: Ghana, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.

Tribute: Constance 'Connie' Ashcroft

By Robert Leach

Constance ‘Connie’ Ashcroft, who passed away on 30 September 2018, graduated from London University in 1954 and returned to her home in Manchester for postgraduate training at the Royal Infirmary. She remained there in several capacities until she was appointed district pharmaceutical officer for Staffordshire in 1974. Her area was very large, covering three major general hospitals and many smaller units. The whole NHS area subsequently split into three separate health authorities in ...