The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 273 No 7321 p549
16 October 2004

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Announcements expected soon

Important announcements on the future of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s Charter and the new community pharmacy contract were expected to be made at the end of this week, after The Journal went to press.

On the matter of the Society’s new Charter, the Privy Council was expected to announce its decision on whether or not it would recommend the Charter to the Queen for Royal Assent.

This follows the Council’s decision to submit the draft Charter to the Privy Council last month (PJ, 25 September, p445). The Privy Council met on 13 October to discuss the draft Charter but no announcement was made before The Journal’s deadline.

Meanwhile, the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee was meeting to finalise the details of the funding of the new community pharmacy contract. An announcement is expected to be made within the next week.

Details will follow in next week’s Journal.