Deaths: Herbert Roy Broadbent

On 10 February 2020, Herbert Roy Broadbent, aged 91 years, of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Mr Broadbent was a former member of the Society. 

Deaths: David McRobbie

On 29 January 2020, David McRobbie MRPharmS, aged 70 years, of Coldstream, Berwickshire. Dr McRobbie registered with the Society in 1974. 

Deaths: Derek James Boobier

On 22 December 2019, Derek James Boobier MRPharmS, aged 89 years, of Exeter, Devon. Mr Boobier registered with the Society in 1952.

Deaths: Irene Margaret Paterson Thomas

On 12 February 2020, Irene Margaret Paterson Thomas MRPharmS, aged 84 years, of Livingston, West Lothian. Ms Thomas registered with the Society in 1962. 

Deaths: Malcolm Stewart Lyons

Malcolm Stewart Lyons MRPharmS, aged 79 years, of London. Mr Lyons registered with the Society in 1962.

Deaths: Martin Ibbitt

On 31 January 2020, Martin Ibbitt. A former member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, Mr Ibbitt registered with the Society in 1969 and, in 1975, was appointed as an inspector with the then Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. 

Deaths: Penelope Anne Lye

Penelope Anne Lye MRPharmS, aged 49 years, of Bath, Somerset. Mrs Lye registered with the Society in 1993. 

Deaths: Michael Joseph Busse

Michael Joseph Busse MRPharmS, aged 87 years, of Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire. Mr Busse registered with the Society in 1957.

Welsh Pharmacy Board election 2020

The scheme for the 2020 election provides for four places on the Welsh Pharmacy Board for Members or Fellows who work or live wholly or mainly in Wales.

Scottish Pharmacy Board election 2020

The scheme for the 2020 election provides for four places on the Scottish Pharmacy Board for Members or Fellows who work or live wholly or mainly in Scotland. The eligibility criteria are set out below.

English Pharmacy Board election 2020

The scheme for the 2020 election provides for five places on the English Pharmacy Board for Members or Fellows who work or live wholly or mainly in England, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man. The eligibility criteria are set out below.

National Pharmacy Board elections 2020: closure of electoral roll and deadline for updating voting preferences

Any Member or Fellow who is resident in England, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man at 17:00 on 6 April 2020 will be entitled to vote in the election of Members of the English Pharmacy Board.

Deaths: Graham Pickup

On 26 December 2019, Graham Pickup, aged 87, of Llandudno, North Wales. A former member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, Mr Pickup registered with the Society in 1954. Pickup was a senior inspector for the former Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. 

Deaths: Jennifer Vincent

On 21 January 2020, Jennifer Vincent MRPharmS, aged 71, of Oldham, Lancashire. Mrs Vincent registered with the Society in 1971.

Membership fees 2020

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society Assembly has announced membership fees for 2020. The annual membership subscriptions are detailed in the table below.  Standard feesFeeReduced fee for annual direct debit

RPS membership renewals now open

Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) membership renewals are now open for 2020. Continue to be part of your professional body and renew today to ensure you keep receiving all of the benefits membership offers to support your professional development. Renew now at https://www.rpharms.com/renew or call the RPS on 020 7572 2737 (Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 17:00).

Tribute: Laurie Evans

By Stuart Hill

I was very sorry to read of the recent passing of Laurie Evans. I first met Laurie, together with his wife Celia, when I was aged 16 years, working the counter during evenings and weekends in a supermarket pharmacy in Southampton. Semi-retired after many years running their own pharmacy, a hub of the neighbouring community at Bitterne Triangle, Mr and Mrs Evans would frequently provide locum pharmacist cover for those evening shifts.

Deaths: Kamlesh Shah

On 1 April 2019, Kamlesh Shah MRPharmS, aged 65 years, of Virginia Water, Surrey. Mr Shah registered with the Society in 1978. 

Deaths: Anne Fife

On 19 January 2020, Anne Fife MRPharmS, aged 82 years, of St Helier, Jersey. Mrs Fife registered with the Society in 1961. 

Deaths: Maheshchandra Saujani

On 14 November 2019, Maheshchandra Saujani MRPharmS, aged 62 years, of Bromley, Kent. Mr Saujani registered with the Society in 1981.

Deaths: John Clitherow

On 25 January 2020, John Clitherow FRPharmS, aged 90 years, of Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire. Dr Clitherow registered with the Society in 1952 and was conferred with Fellowship in 1988. 

Tribute: John Buckles

By Arthur Williams

I was sorry to learn of the passing of John Buckles. Although I have not had contact with John for some years, I have fond memories of our time together as apprentices with Timothy Whites and Taylors in Preston, in the early 1950s. John was the senior apprentice who acted as the ‘deputy apprentice master’. Even then, his abilities as a teacher came through. I well remember how he guided me, as a very raw recruit, through the complexities of the apothecaries’ system of weights and measures ...

Deaths: Eunice HewitsonSubscription

On 2 January 2020, Eunice Hewitson MRPharmS, aged 88 years, of Congleton, Cheshire. Mrs Hewitson registered with the Society in 1952. 

Deaths: Stephen Roberts

On 8 January 2020, Stephen Roberts, aged 78 years, of East Anglia. Mr Roberts was a former member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, and was active in the Society’s Ipswich branch. 

Deaths: Carol Goodchild

On 10 May 2019, Carol Goodchild MRPharmS, aged 77 years, of Banbury, Oxfordshire. Mrs Goodchild registered with the Society in 1966. 

Deaths: Alan Tong

On 7 January 2020, Alan Tong, aged 89 years, of Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear. A former member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, Mr Tong registered with the Society in 1951.

Deaths: George Alston Macadam

On 22 December 2019, George Alston Macadam, aged 68 years, of Stockton-on-Tees. Mr Macadam registered with the Society in 1975 and left in 2014.

Tribute: Alan Ross

By Arthur Williams, Barbara DH Williams

The recent death of Alan Ross deprives the profession of a pharmacist of exceptional qualities. Alan had a very distinguished career in hospital pharmacy and, following changes in the NHS, he made a major contribution to medicines management in nursing and care homes while advising three Family Health Services Authority general managers.

Deaths: Alan Ross

On 11 November 2019, Alan Ross, aged 85 years, of Manchester. A former member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, Mr Ross registered with the Society in 1956. 

Deaths: Dora Bladen

On 6 January 2020, Dora Bladen, aged 83 years, of Brockenhurst, New Forest. A former member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, Mrs Bladen graduated from from Nottingham University in 1959. 

Long service of members

Here, The Pharmaceutical Journal marks long service of members by publishing the names of Members and Fellows of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society who reached 50, 60 or 70 years of continuous membership in 2019.

Deaths: Anthony Finch Thomas

On 20 December 2019, Anthony Thomas MRPharmS, aged 83 years, of Cardigan, Wales. Mr Thomas registered with the Society in 1960. 

Gazette notice — changes to the Regulations

At the meeting held on 18 November 2019, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) Assembly agreed that several amendments to the Society’s Regulations would be made. Full details of the changes, which will take effect from 1 March 2020, can be found on the Society’s website.

Deaths: John Bruce Gilmour

On 15 November 2019, John Bruce Gilmour MRPharmS, aged 87 years of Steyning, West Sussex. Mr Gilmour registered with the Society in 1956. 

Deaths: Ian Roderick Louis Stephens

On 15 November 2019, Ian Roderick Louis Stephens, aged 86, of Hove, East Sussex. A former member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, Mr Stephens left the Society in 2003.

Tribute: John Buckles

By Brian Edwards, Pauline Jones

John studied for a BSc degree in pharmacy at the University of Manchester in the early 1950s. After graduation with a Division 1 degree, he registered as a pharmacist in 1955 and started carrying out research in pharmaceutical chemistry for an MSc degree at the same university. During this time, John also taught in the pharmacy department’s laboratories.

Deaths: John Buckles

On 24 December 2019, John Buckles, aged 88 years, of Hutton, Preston. Mr Buckles registered with the Society in 1955 and was a former Fellow.