The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 268 No 7202 p857
15 June 2002

Clough On 25 February, Clarence Wilson Clough, MRPharmS, of 17 Marlcliffe Road, Sheffield S6 51F. Mr Clough registered in 1943.

Daltry On 17 April, Joseph Eric Daltry, MRPharmS, of 8 Dorchester Drive, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire NG18 4QQ. Mr Daltry registered in 1933.

Tribute

Chappell In a tribute to the late Peter Geoffrey Chappell (PJ, 4 May, p629), WYNDHAM DAVIES writes:

It was with great regret that I learnt of the death of Peter Chappell. Peter was a well known pharmacist who served the public well from his three pharmacies in the Chepstow and Caldicot areas. He was chairman of the Gwent branch in the 1960s and was an active member of the branch and the local pharmaceutical committee for a number of years.

He possessed a great sense of humour and no pharmacy meeting was ever dull when Peter was present. I shall always remember our forays to London to attend pharmaceutical meetings or to St Albans to visit National Pharmaceutical Association shows. These were happy occasions, great fun, and the memories will be treasured for ever.

He will be greatly missed by his family, friends and former customers. My sincere condolences are extended to his wife Joan and to his two sons.

Elliott In a tribute to the late David Noel Elliott (PJ, 11 May, p669), JOHN ANSON and TREVOR BESWICK write:

It is with sadness that we note the passing of Noel Elliott in April following a long battle with leukaemia.

Following an academic career in the school of pharmacy at Manchester University, where he was part of the team that went on to develop the diploma/MSc in hospital pharmacy, Noel Elliott moved to Bristol in 1977 to take up the post of regional pharmacist for the South Western Regional Health Authority. He subsequently held the senior regional post in pharmacy until his early retirement in November 1992.

His work and influence within the South West were substantive and impacted on all aspects of hospital pharmacy including manufacturing and quality assurance, the development of clinical pharmacy, procurement, drug information and particularly education and training for pharmacists, preregistration trainees and pharmacy technicians.

He was instrumental in building on the links with the school of pharmacy at Bath University which resulted in the design and implementation of the diploma and MSc programme in clinical pharmacy. This course, over the past 12 years or so, has been crucial in the development of individual pharmacists and, through them, hospital pharmacy services across the region.

During his time in the South West he was a key source of advice and support for the senior hospital pharmacy managers working throughout the region. In the late 1980s towards the end of his career he carried out important work with the then family health services authorities to set the agenda for aspects of primary care prescribing.

Noel was one of the longer serving members of the Regional Pharmaceutical Officers Committee playing an active part in its work and that of its sub-groups. He was chairman of the committee from 1986 to 1988. Along with others on the committee, he co-authored the first version of "Standards for pharmaceutical services in health authorities in England", one of the first such documents within pharmacy — or any other health care profession for that matter.

Noel Elliott had sound judgement and a clear view of what should and what could be achieved within hospital pharmacy. If he felt something was worthwhile, he would devote time, drive and, at times, combative energy to achieving it. Anyone who knew, or worked with, Noel will have been influenced by him and there will be many former students, preregistration trainees and hospital pharmacy colleagues who will mourn his sad and untimely death.

While being a keen sportsman and particularly good golfer, Noel was always a devoted family man and our thoughts and condolences are offered to Brenda, his children and grandchildren.