The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 272 No 7293 p428
3 April 2004

Society summary

Society fills five of the new senior posts at its Lambeth headquarters

As part of the restructuring of its Lambeth staff, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society has appointed five new key staff members.

Peter Burley has been appointed head of preregistration within the Education and Registration Directorate from 5 April. He will work to ensure the evidence-based quality assurance and enhancement of pharmacy students’ and overseas pharmacists’ preregistration training, development and assessment. Dr Burley joins the Society from the Health Professions Council, where he was director of education and training.

The other four appointments, three of which are internal promotions, are all within the Fitness to Practise and Legal Affairs Directorate. Shona Coy, formerly senior pharmacist administrator, has become head of fitness to practise and advisory services. She will lead a review of the legal and ethical advice service, manage the legal and ethical advisory service, the compilation of data and information resources, take the lead on health committee arrangements and implement committee procedures and review progress against quality targets.

Jo Raffaitin, formerly pharmacist legal and ethical adviser with the Society, has been appointed head of investigation. She will lead current and transitional infringement and investigation arrangements, lead on prosecutions pursued by the Society, implement committee procedures and review progress against quality targets.

Jackie Giltrow, formerly acting fitness to practise manager, will become chief inspector on 10 May. She will develop the inspectorate in line with the Society’s vision for regulation, lead and manage the inspectorate, taking a proactive role in promoting best practice, disseminating and implementing risk management and patient safety tools, and ensure achievement of quality targets.

The final appointment is that of Rosalyn Hayles as head of professional conduct from 17 May. She joins the Society from the Medical Research Council’s clinical trials unit, where she was project manager for the microbicides development programme. She will lead the disciplinary committee function, implement committee procedures and review progress against quality targets, play a key role in the Society’s risk management strategy and ensure public awareness and public engagement in the disciplinary process.

Philip Green, the Society’s Deputy Secretary and Registrar and Director of Education and Registration, said: “These are key appointments and as part of the new staff structures will strengthen the integrated roles of the Society as a modern regulatory body and professional organisation for pharmacy.”