The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 268 No 7188 p325-328
9 March 2002

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BPC

Not prepared to compromise local services

From Mr S. A. Wheatley, MRPharmS

Sadly the Dorset branch of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society will not be represented at this year's British Pharmaceutical Conference to be held in Manchester.

The branch committee has taken the decision that our branch grant of approximately £2,200 is best used to continue to provide local meetings. We calculate that each meeting costs about £400 to stage and we plan to hold six such meetings between now and March 2003. We estimate that the reimbursable expenses (conference fees, travel costs and a daily allowance of £20) incurred by a delegate to the BPC will be approximately £600 and we have previously been able to send two delegates.

We are not prepared to compromise our local services and so, under the new reimbursement arrangements, there will be no funds available to support the attendance of branch members at this year's Conference.

Have other branches drawn the same conclusions?

Stan Wheatley
Chairman,
Dorset Branch, Royal Pharmaceutical Society

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