From Dr T. J. Nolan
SIR,-The Liverpool school of pharmacy not only has a proud tradition of pharmaceutical education from 1849 but also one of achievement at the highest level of academic performance. In the current academic year, as part of the teaching quality review of pharmacy programmes, the school was awarded 23 out of a possible 24 points by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education. Additionally, at the June, 2000, sitting, 111 out of 112 Liverpool John Moores university pharmacy graduates passed the Society's final qualifying examination for registration.
These combined indicators of performance and achievement, externally set and verified, have not been surpassed elsewhere in the current year. They are not the achievements of a school in decline and are worthy of recognition.
On the matter of reaccreditation of the MPharm degree programme, it is reassuring, not only to the public and the profession, but also to schools of pharmacy, that the Society continues to insist that host universities make appropriate provision for the delivery of pharmacy programmes to a high standard. The process of reaccreditation of the Liverpool MPharm degree (PJ, August 12, p217) is proceeding positively and appropriate formulae for future provision for the programme have been agreed by the university and the Society. The process continues to roll forward and a successful outcome can be expected shortly.
T. J. Nolan
Deputy Director, School of Pharmacy and Chemistry, Liverpool John Moores University