Eight pharmacists designated as fellows of the Society
Eight pharmacists have been designated as fellows
of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society by the Society’s panel of fellows.
They are Stephen Curtis, Pat Hoare, Joanna Lumb, Dinesh Mehta, Tony Phillips,
Alan Rogers, Peter Rollason and Hugh Thomas.
The following brief biographical information has
been provided by the panel of fellows to assist in identifying the pharmacists
concerned. It does not necessarily represent the reasons for their designation
as fellows.
Stephen Curtis, who registered in
1971, has since 1995 been director of the unit for health services development
at the School of Pharmacy, University of London. He is a former regional
pharmaceutical officer for North East Thames regional health authority
(1990–95) and deputy chief/senior pharmacist at Queen Elizabeth II Hospital,
Welwyn Garden City (1971–74). He has served as chairman of the Society’s
Chelmsford branch (1975–76 and 1982–83) and as a College of Pharmacy Practice
regional adviser (1984–87).
Pat Hoare is a community pharmacist
who registered in 1968. She is a member of the Society’s Council and has
chaired its Infringements Committee since 2000. She was chairman of the
fund-raising committee for the British Pharmaceutical Conference in Reading
in 1993. She is a former committee member (1990–2000) and President (1994–
96) of the National Association of Women Pharmacists. She has also served
as chairman of the Society’s Chiltern region (1998–2000).
Joanna Lumb, who registered in 1974,
is a freelance pharmaceutical journalist. She was a senior assistant editor
of The Pharmaceutical Journal from 1987 to 2000, responsible for
managing clinical, scientific and continuing education material. In 1987,
she set up the PJ programme of continuing education articles. She
also developed the PJ Credit for Learning scheme, in collaboration
with the College of Pharmacy Practice, and managed the staff working on
Hospital Pharmacist and Pharmacy Assistant. She has been
involved with the International Journal of Pharmacy Practice from
its launch, was editor from 1996 to 1998, and is currently managing editor.
Dinesh Mehta, who registered in 1979,
is executive editor of the British National Formulary. He began his career
in hospital pharmacy in the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, where he developed
a special interest in clinical pharmacy. When he joined the Royal Pharmaceutical
Society’s scientific editorial staff in 1984, he was initially employed
on compiling a new edition of Clark’s Isolation and Identification of
Drugs. He transferred to the BNF in 1986 and was appointed executive editor
in 1996.
Tony Phillips, who registered in 1967,
is an industrial pharmacist who has been director of biopharmaceutical
development, Glaxo Wellcome (1995–2000), director of pharmaceutical sciences,
Glaxo Group Research (1986–95) and development pharmacist, Merck Sharp
& Dohme (1970–86). He was chairman of the team responsible for the
development of all Glaxo Wellcome’s early development candidates. He has
been chairman (1980–81), vice-chairman (1979–80) and treasurer (1976–79)
of the Society’s Hertford branch and has served on the Society’s Science
Committee since July, 2000.
Alan Rogers is a community pharmacist
who registered in 1973. He has served as chairman of East Surrey (1996–98)
and Surrey (1992–96) local pharmaceutical committees and as a member of
East Surrey health authority’s working group on community pharmacy strategy,
South West Thames regional forum and Surrey area pharmaceutical committee.
He has been chairman (1976–78) and secretary (1979–84) of the Society’s
Epsom branch.
Peter Rollason is a community pharmacist
who registered in Britain in 1980 after qualifying as a pharmacist in
South Africa in 1951. He was secretary of the then Pharmaceutical Society
of Southern Rhodesia from 1951 to 1958 and was made an honorary life member
of the Pharmaceutical Society of Zimbabwe in 1985. He is managing director
of Hillside Pharmacy (Pvt) Ltd, Bulawayo, and a consultant. He is a founder
shareholder and member since 1958 of Chemists Emergency Service (Pvt)
Ltd, Bulawayo. He has been active for many years in both the Commonwealth
Pharmaceutical Association and the International Pharmaceutical Federation.
Hugh Thomas, who registered in 1966,
has been an independent locum pharmacist and consultant to pharmacy contractors
in South Wales since 1993. He was appointed pharmacy adviser to Health
Promotion Wales, responsible for strategy and evaluation of health care
issues. He has been chairman of the Society’s Ogwr branch (1975–76 and
1979–80) and Morgannwg branch (1998–99) and a member of the Society’s
Welsh Executive (1982–88). He has also served on the pharmacy practices
subcommittee of the Mid Glamorgan family health services authority (1993–96).
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