The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 268 No 7193 p516-517
13 April 2002

Barnes On 7 March, Charles Barnes, FRPharmS, of 182 Manor Road North, Southampton SO19 2EB. Mr Barnes registered in 1949.

Burberry On 22 February, Peter Norval Burberry, MRPharmS, of 28 Somerby Drive, Oadby, Leicester LE2 4PH. Mr Burberry registered in 1972.

Hodgson On 21 February, Margaret Isabel Hodgson, FRPharmS, of "Whalley", Norfolk Avenue, Carlton Grange, Batley, West Yorkshire WF17 7AL. Miss Hodgson registered in 1941 and was former district pharmaceutical officer, Dewsbury district, Kirklees Area Health Authority.

Jones On 19 December 2001, Richard Cedric Burke Jones, MRPharmS, of 6 Cameron Close, Brentwood, Essex CM14 5BX. Mr Jones registered in 1964.

Nelson-Roberts On 20 February, Eira Enid Nelson-Roberts, MRPharmS, of "Haulagwynt", Caernarvon Road, Pwllheli, Gwynedd LL53 6TT. Miss Nelson-Roberts registered in 1956.

Robertson On 24 January, George Jamieson Robertson, MRPharmS, of "Lindisfarne", 20 Holly Lea, Jacobs Well, Guildford GU4 7PG. Mr Robertson registered in 1942.

Wilson On 23 February, Robert John Wilson, MRPharmS, of 24 Berry Hill Lane, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire NG18 4BW. Mr Wilson registered in 1948.

Tribute

Burberry In a tribute to the late Peter Burberry, BRIAN GODFREY (former pharmacy services manager, Leicester Royal Infirmary), writes:

Friends and colleagues were stunned and devastated to hear of the sudden and untimely death of Peter Burberry on 22 February, on returning from a holiday in Australia.

After graduating from Chelsea College, Peter undertook his preregistration year at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, then moved to the Royal Naval Hospital in Gosport, before coming to Leicester. As head of department, I first met Peter when he applied for the post of dispensary manager at Leicester Royal Infirmary in 1980. I remember Peter joking about whether the Burberry family would be happy in the East Midlands, in view of their love of the sea and the south coast where they had their roots. He need not have worried because they soon settled in and became involved in professional and community life.

Peter came to Leicester Royal Infirmary during a time of dramatic and unprecedented change, stimulated by developments within the new Leicester medical school and by extensive building redevelopment. Although the pharmacy was still operating from premises in the old part of the hospital, Peter provided calm and dedicated leadership to the dispensary team throughout that period of turbulence when wards were constantly being moved around the site to occupy new facilities and when pharmacy staff, then operating without improved facilities, were emerging increasingly from within to offer a greater presence at ward level.

In addition to being dispensary manager, his other responsibilities included a specific remit for ophthalmology, ENT, burns and plastics and also the genitourinary clinic. He was widely respected, not only by the many pharmacy staff who had worked with him over the years, but by colleagues who knew him in every discipline. Over the years, he had built up a considerable reputation, establishing himself as local expert — he also served nationally on the Ophthalmic Pharmacists Group being secretary in 1999 and 2000 and he contributed to the United Kingdom Burns and Plastic Surgery Pharmacists' Group. He had recently commenced a new role as lead pharmacist for the musculoskeletal directorate in the merged University Hospitals of Leicester Trust.

Peter's professional commitment to achieving his best could never be questioned. He always put the needs of others before himself and his loyalty, together with his quiet, sensitive and caring nature and sense of fairness were always paramount. Peter enjoyed life, but his commitment to the organisation was such that he often devoted considerable time outside work for the benefit of the department and to meet deadlines on projects; no job was ever too much trouble — he could always be relied upon, always remained cheerful and in spite of the incessant pressure, he never complained. He joined in fully with the social life of the department and when it came to inter-departmental football challenges, his skills were much appreciated.

Peter's achievements within the department were manifest, particularly his contribution to the complex move to new premises, the implementation of a radically redesigned drug distribution system and the project management and implementation of a new pharmacy computer system to an exacting time-scale before the millennium. Peter had also been a preregistration tutor for some years, a role which he enjoyed immensely.

Outside work, Peter was actively involved with many community, charitable and church activities and was a respected and much loved youth leader.

His passing has made a substantial impact on us all and he will be sadly missed by friends and colleagues throughout the trust. Our thoughts and prayers are with Christine, a pharmacist at Leicester General Hospital, and their two children David and Jo.