Number staying on registers is higher than expected
The number of pharmacists registering with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society in 2005 is higher than had been expected, the discussion session before the 24 May annual
general meeting was told.
David Thomas (Thames Valley) said that, based on figures given at the
branch secretaries’ meeting in March, the number of “real
active pharmacists” could have dropped by 20 per cent. What were
the final figures?
Graham Duncan, the Society’s financial controller, said that on
5 April, when the Council took its decision to strike off those who had
not paid the 2005 fee, there were 38,035 on the practising register,
6,377 on the non-practising register and 2,657 who had retired. The Council
agreed to strike off 927 people, although the final figure was slightly
lower because of people paying on that day.
The President said that more people had continued on the Register than
was initially forecast.
Philip Green, director of education and registration, said that it was
difficult to compare 2005 figures with those for 2004, because one was
not comparing like with like, but it seemed that there were more people
registered to practise than previously. The total number on the practising
register was higher than had been expected. Of those on the non-practising
register, about 5,000 were previously in the retired category. Of those
who had left the register, something like 80 per cent were within categories
that previously were not eligible to practise, or to practise in the
UK.
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