Devolution review group meets stakeholders in Scotland
Devolution meetings
The Society says that it hopes to engage with as many of its
branch members as possible throughout the review and Michele Savage
will
be attending a number of branch meetings with other members
of the group. These include:
· Thursday 18 November 2004, Glasgow and West of Scotland branch,
Strathclyde University (Maurice Hickey and Michele Savage)
· Monday 29 November 2004, 7pm, Aberdeen and North East Scotland
branch, Atholl Hotel, Aberdeen (Angela Timoney and Michele Savage)
· Tuesday 11 January 2005, 7.30pm, Northern Scottish branch,
Marriott Hotel, Inverness (Maurice Hickey and Michele Savage)
Other branches which would like to arrange a meeting should
contact Ms Savage (tel 020 7572 2547 or e-mail michele.savage@rpsgb.org). |
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s devolution review group has
heard evidence from key stakeholders in the review. The open meeting
held in Edinburgh on 26 October was attended by six observers, including
representatives from the offices of Bill Scott, Chief Pharmaceutical
Officer for the Scottish Executive, and Carwen Wynne Howells, Chief Pharmaceutical
Adviser for the Welsh Assembly Government.
It included presentations from the Association of Scottish Chief Pharmacists,
the Association of Pharmaceutical Public Health, the University of Strathclyde
School of Pharmacy, the Scottish Pharmaceutical General Council and the
Scottish Pharmaceutical Federation (PJ, 30 October, p631).
Those attending the meeting heard update presentations from Angela Timoney,
chairman of the Scottish Executive, and Andrea Robinson, immediate past
chairman of the Welsh Executive, as well as a presentation from the Society
Scottish Executive’s devolution review working group. Michael McMahon,
MSP for Bellshill and Hamilton North and chairman of the Public Petitions
Committee, gave an overview on how the Scottish Parliament and its committees
engage with other outside organisations.
The next meeting of the review group will take place at the Holland House
Hotel, Cardiff, on 8 November (10.30am–4.30pm) and 9 November (9am–2.30pm).
Ann Lewis, the Society’s Secretary and Registrar, said: “This
meeting has been a significant step in moving the Society’s devolution
review forward. I look forward to the next meeting where the group will
engage with key stakeholders in Wales.”
Those wishing to attend the meeting should contact Michele Savage, the
Society’s project manager for devolution review,
in advance (tel 020 7572 2547 or e-mail michele.savage@rpsgb.org).
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