Deaths: Jane Emma Davey

On 2 March 2019, Jane Emma Davey MRPharmS, aged 47 years, of Leigh-on-Sea, Essex. Miss Davey registered with the Society in 1994.

Royal Pharmaceutical Society AGM: 10 April 2019

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s (RPS’s) annual general meeting (AGM) will take place at its London headquarters on 10 April 2019.

National pharmacy board elections 2019

Deadlines for nominations to the national pharmacy boards and for members to update voting preferences are fast approaching.

Deaths: David Noel Salmon

On 21 February 2019, David Noel Salmon, aged 84 years, of Alfriston, East Sussex. Mr Salmon registered with the Society in 1958 and left in 1997.

Welsh Pharmacy Board election 2019

The scheme for the 2019 election provides for three places on the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Welsh Pharmacy Board for Members or Fellows who work or live wholly or mainly in Wales. The three places are to be allocated as follows:

Scottish Pharmacy Board election 2019

The scheme for the 2019 election provides for three places on the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Scottish Pharmacy Board for Members or Fellows who work or live wholly or mainly in Scotland. Full details of eligibility criteria are set out at https://www.rpharms.com/about-us/who-we-are/national-boards/boards-elections.

English Pharmacy Board election 2019

The scheme for the 2019 election provides for five places on the Royal Pharmaceutical Society English Pharmacy Board for Members or Fellows who work or live wholly or mainly in England, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man. Full details of eligibility criteria are set out at https://www.rpharms.com/about-us/who-we-are/national-boards/boards-elections Please ...

National Pharmacy Boards Elections 2019: 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 5 April 2019 will be entitled to vote in the election of members of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) English Pharmacy Board. Any Member or Fellow who is resident in Scotland at 17:00 on 5 April 2019 will be entitled to vote in the election of members of the RPS Scottish Pharmacy Board. Any member or Fellow who is resident in Wales at 17:00 on 5 April 2019 will be entitled to vote ...

Deaths: Frances Teresa Rooney

On 14 February 2019, Frances Teresa Rooney MRPharmS, aged 56 years, of Stirling, Scotland. Ms Rooney registered with the Society in 1985.

Deaths: Edward Joseph Brown

On 18 February 2019,  Edward Joseph Brown FRPharmS, aged 90 years, of Glasgow. Mr Brown registered with the Society in 1955 and was conferred Fellowship in 1995.

Tribute: Vela Burden

By Anita White

Vela Burden, a past president of the National Association of Women Pharmacists (NAWP), was born on 16 November 1941. She went to Stamford High School, and then studied pharmacy at De Montfort University, Leicester, where she met Michael Burden, who was also studying pharmacy.

Deaths: John Wilkinson

On 16 February 2019, John Wilkinson MRPharmS, aged 89 years, of Stockport, Cheshire. Mr Wilkinson registered with the Society in 1954.

Deaths: Diana Drumm

On 16 January 2019, Diana Drumm MRPharmS, aged 79 years, of Paraparaumu, New Zealand. Mrs Drumm registered with the Society in 1962.

Tribute: Brenda Ecclestone

The National Association of Women Pharmacists (NAWP) would like to pay its respects to Brenda Ecclestone, one of its long-standing members, who sadly died unexpectedly on 15 December 2018.

Deaths: Vela Burden

On 20 October 2018, Vela Burden, aged 76 years, of Leicester. Mrs Burden registered with the Society in 1965 and was conferred Fellowship in 1993.

Deaths: Colin Sale

On 23 January 2019, Colin Sale, aged 81 years, of Pelton, Chester-le-Street, County Durham. Mr Sale registered with the Society in 1958.

Deaths: Peter Douglas Barraclough

On 9 December 2018, Peter Douglas Barraclough, aged 88 years, of Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Mr Barraclough registered with the Society on 23 October 1951. 

Death: Eric Brierley

On 3 July 2018, Eric Brierley, aged 78 years of Stubbington, Hampshire. Dr Brierley registered with the Society in 1962. In 1961, he graduated with a BPharm from the Welsh School of Pharmacy at the University of Wales, and in 1966 he was awarded a PhD in pharmaceutical chemistry for research on rotenone from the same institution.

Call for Society Fellowship nominations

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society Panel of Fellows will be holding its next meeting in May 2019. Nominations for Society Fellowship must be received by the Secretary of the Panel of Fellows by 17 April 2019 to be considered at this meeting.

Deaths: John Titterington

On 26 January 2019, John Titterington MRPharmS, aged 81 years, of Leeds, West Yorkshire. Mr Titterington registered with the Society in 1961.

Deaths: Ken Piatt

On 25 January 2019, Ken Piatt MRPharmS, aged 82 years, of Warrington, Cheshire. Mr Piatt registered with the Society in 1960.

Deaths: Susan Ida Gerstle

On 21 December 2018, Susan Ida Gerstle MRPharmS, aged 64 years, of South Woodford, London. Miss Gerstle registered with the Society in 1977.

Deaths: Brian Terry Symonds

On 23 December 2018, Brian Terry Symonds MRPharmS, aged 83 years, of King’s Lynn, Norfolk. Mr Symonds registered with the Society in 1958.