The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 275 No 7357 p45
9 July 2005

This article
Reprint   Photocopy

PDF 80K, Acrobat Reader

· Drug administration
· National boards
· Controlled drugs
· The Society
· Supermarket pharmacy (2)
· Birdsgrove House (2)
· New pharmacy contract (2)
· Prescribing
· Education

Letters to the Editor

The Society

Council chamber

From Mr J. E. Balmford, FRPharmS

I am aware that consideration is being given to the construction of a new Council chamber, to accommodate the greatly enlarged Council of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society. I think that the chamber should remain on the first floor of the headquarters building, since this is the executive floor, holding not only the President’s office, but the Secretary and Registrar’s office. To relocate the chamber to the basement would remove it from the “hub” of the Society.

Not only that, but if it is put in a redeveloped hall, divisions will have to be made available for large meetings. I have never seen the ones erected 25 years ago put into use. All the Council furniture will have to removed, probably into the “garage” area, which over time would undoubtedly result in damage to chairs and tables and involve a high labour cost.

If the existing Council chamber were enlarged, taking in some of the adjacent committee room, the cost would be far less than the “hall” alternative and the dignity of the location would be retained.

John Balmford
Past President,
Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Send your letter to The Editor

Previous Topic (Controlled drugs)
Next Topic (Supermarket pharmacy)