The
Pharmaceutical Journal Vol 266 No 7129 p36 The following meetings take place at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s
headquarters, London
| Tuesday, January 9 | |
| Practice Committee | 9am |
| Education Committee |
1.30pm |
| Wednesday, January 10 | |
| Council Meeting | 9am |
Local meetings Unless otherwise indicated, events listed below are meetings of local branches of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Monday, January 8
East Kent “Promoting the profession” by Mr R. Odd (head, professional
and scientific support, Royal Pharmaceutical Society). Pilgrims Rest Hotel,
Ashford. Buffet. 7.30pm.
Nottingham “Resuscitation to take your breath away” by two paramedics
from the Derbyshire ambulance service. School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham.
Buffet 7.30pm, meeting 8pm.
Southampton “Future medicines” by Professor W. Dawson (member of the
Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s Council). Postgraduate Medical Centre, Royal
Hampshire County Hospital, Romsey Road, Winchester. 7.30 for 8pm.
Tuesday, January 9
Brighton “Topical issues”. Sussex Postgraduate Medical Centre, Brighton
General Hospital, Elm Grove, Brighton. 8pm.
Coventry and Warwickshire “Treatment of drug and alcohol problems” by
Mr R. O’Connor (Birdsgrove House, Derbyshire). Allesley Hotel, Coventry. 8pm.
Leicestershire “Pharmacists’ contribution to safer travel health” by
Mr P. Monk. Leicester Tigers, Aylestone Road, Leicester. Buffet 7pm, meeting
7.45pm.
Northern Scottish “What goes around comes around” by Mrs E. Macrae (pharmacy
audit co-ordinator, Highland health board). Newton Hotel, Nairn. 7.30pm.
Oxfordshire “Antibiotic resistance” by Dr I. Bowler (consultant in microbiology,
John Radcliffe hospital). George Pickering Postgraduate Centre, John Radcliffe
Hospital, Headley Road, Oxford. 7.30 for 8pm.
West Surrey “New perspectives on herbal medicines” by Professor P. J.
Houghton (King’s College London). Burchatts Farm Barn. Buffet. 7.30 for 8pm.
[Note: change of venue for this meeting].
Wednesday, January 10
Birmingham Pharmacy development group meeting. Room 619, Aston University.
7.30pm.
Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan Annual general meeting. Council Chamber,
Main Building, Cardiff University, Museum Avenue, Cathays Park. 7.30pm.
Solihull “The treatment and prophylaxis of tropical diseases” by Dr Chris
Ellis (consultant physician, Birmingham Heartlands hospital). Education Centre,
Solihull Hospital, Lode Lane, Solihull. Buffet 7pm, meeting 7.45pm.
West Cumberland “Clinical governance: what is it?” by Mr D. Pruce (audit
fellow, Royal Pharmaceutical Society). Hundith Hill Hotel, Nr Cockermouth. 7.15
for 7.30pm.
Thursday, January 11
Bolton “Relenza (zaminavir)” by a speaker from Glaxo Smithkline. Education
Centre, Royal Bolton Hospital. Buffet. 7.30 for 8pm.
Glasgow and West of Scotland “Social inclusion: pharmacy as a gatekeeper
in deprived areas” by Mrs C. Glover (President, Royal Pharmaceutical Society)
and Mrs M. Curran (Glasgow Baillieston). SIBS 101, 27 Taylor Street, University
of Strathclyde. 7.30 for 8pm. Joint meeting with Scottish Pharmaceutical Federation.
Lanarkshire “Pharmacy development in primary care” by Mr G. Lindsay (chief
pharmacist, Lanarkshire Primary Care NHS trust). Strathclyde Hilton Hotel. 8pm.
Saturday, January 13
Exeter New Year dinner. Jack in the Green Inn, Rockbeare, near Exeter.
7.30 for 8pm.
Monday, January 15
Enfield “The mummy’s tomb: A curse or a time capsule of medical evidence?”
by an Egyptologist from the British Museum. Postgraduate Medical Centre, Chase
Farm Hospital, The Ridgeway, Enfield. 7.45 for 8pm.
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Ashworth-Holburn Kate (ex-Bath 1990-93) and Marcus are delighted to announce their recent marriage on October 28, 2000. Now at Flat 11, Thames Court, Thames View, Abingdon OX14 3GL.
Rafferty Neil and Sarah (née Perkins, both ex-Portsmouth 1989-92) are delighted
to announce the safe arrival of Zoë Louise, a beautiful sister for Ella. Still
at 2 Victoria Terrace, Dalkey Avenue, Dalkey, County Dublin, Ireland.
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address of the sender, to the Editor, The Pharmaceutical Journal, 1 Lambeth
High Street, London SE1 7JN. Risks for the patient included adverse reactions,
short-term and long-term effects, a missed opportunity of a cure and death,
he said. The NHS had 100,000 outstanding claims for clinical negligence and
£2bn outstanding liabilities. Most claims had to be paid from individual trusts’
budgets but there was a clinical negligence scheme for trusts.
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A new issue of the International Journal of Pharmacy Practice (volume 8, number 4) has been published. This issue contains the following papers:
The IJPP is available through the Pharmaceutical Press.
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