Unless otherwise indicated, events listed below are meetings of local branches of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Tuesday, January 25
Ayrshire "The results of a health board project to provide practice pharmacists to general medical practitioners" by Ms F. Bruce. Piersland House Hotel, Troon. 8pm.
Barnet "Nurse prescribing" by Ms J. Smith. Postgraduate Medical Centre, Barnet General Hospital. Buffet 7.15pm, meeting 8pm.
Brighton "Innovations in wound care" by Mr I. Whitworth (senior registrar in plastic surgery, Queen Victoria hospital). Sussex Postgraduate Medical Centre, Brighton General Hospital, Elm Grove. 8pm.
Bristol "A taste of complementary therapies". Pavilion Conference Room, BAWA Leisure Centre, Southmead Road. 7.30 for 8pm.
Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan "Herbal medicines and community pharmacy" by Dr R. W. Middleton (Lichtwer Pharma UK). Forrest Room 3, Village Hotel, Coryton, Cardiff. 7.30 for 8pm.
Croydon "Child health: infections and vaccinations" by Dr D. Elliman (consultant paediatrician, St George's hospital). Postgraduate Medical Centre, Mayday Hospital. 8pm.
Doncaster "The prescribing of antidepressants" by Mr P. Pratt (chief pharmacist, community health, Sheffield). Board Room, Doncaster Royal Infirmary. 8pm.
Dudley and Stourbridge General meeting and discussion of motions for branch representatives' meeting. Medical Services Centre, Corbett Hospital, Stourbridge. 8pm.
Harrow and Hillingdon "Depression and its treatment" by Dr Marks. Clinical Lecture Theatre, Northwick Park Hospital. Buffet 7.30pm, meeting 8.10pm.
Worthing and West Sussex "Infertility and advances in its treatment" by Mr M. Rymer (consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist, Worthing and Southlands hospital). Postgraduate Medical Centre, Worthing Hospital. Buffet. 7.30 for 8pm.
Wednesday, January 26
Exeter "Tissue culture" by Mr H. Langworthy. Postgraduate Medical Centre, Exeter. 7.30 for 8pm.
Leeds Annual general meeting followed by "Preventing the preventable" by Dr M. Schweiger (community physician). David Lloyd Sports Centre, Moortown. Buffet. 7 for 7.30pm.
Reading "Drugs and dietary interactions" by Ms D. Campbell (dietitian). Royal Berkshire Hospital, Postgraduate Centre. Buffet. 7.30 for 8pm.
Slough "Travel medicine" by Mrs K. Howell (International Society for Travel Medicine). Joint meeting with East Berkshire Practice Nurses Group. John Lister Postgraduate Centre, Wexham Park Hospital. Buffet 7.15pm, meeting 8pm.
West Hertfordshire "Emergency life resuscitation" by Mr H. South and a team from the Heart Start Programme. BUPA Hospital, Ambrose Lane, Harpenden. 7.30 for 8pm.
Thursday, January 27
Birmingham "The new Code of Ethics" by Mrs S. Sharpe (director of professional standards, Royal Pharmaceutical Society). Birmingham Medical Institute, Edgbaston, Birmingham. Buffet 7.15pm, meeting 8pm.
Wirral Annual general meeting, followed by "Everything you didn't know about non-steroidals" by Dr Motts (consultant rheumatologist, University hospital, Liverpool). Postgraduate Medical Centre, Clatterbridge Hospital, Wirral. Buffet. 7.30 for 8pm.
Monday, January 31
Aberdeen and North East Scottish "Jurassic pharmacy". Marischal College Museum, Broad Street. Buffet. 7 for 7.30pm.
Crawley, Horsham and Reigate Open discussion with expert panel: "Primary care groups: threat or opportunity?" Postgraduate Medical Centre, Crawley Hospital, West Green, Crawley. 7.30pm for 8pm.
Morgannwg Annual general meeting. Seminar Room 1, Singleton Hospital, Swansea. 7.30pm.