Results of national pharmacy board elections announced
 The first elections to the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's national pharmacy boards have been completed, with polling figures suggesting that enthusiasm for the new bodies is greatest in Wales and least in England.
The percentage of ballot papers returned in the election of pharmacists
to the English Pharmacy Board was 14.4 per cent, compared with 24.2 per
cent in Scotland and 29.8 in Wales. The highest proportion of ballot
papers returned — 36.9 per cent — was in the election of
a pharmacy technician to the Welsh board. The equivalent figure in England
was 27.4 per cent.
English Pharmacy Board In the elections to the English Pharmacy Board,
the reserved place to represent community pharmacy was won by Sid Dajani
(a Council member) and the election to a reserved place for the primary
care/public health sector was won by Beth Taylor. There were six unsuccessful
candidates in each election.
(There were no other elections to sectoral places because David Miller
was returned unopposed to represent hospital pharmacy, Steve Wicks was
returned unopposed to represent industrial pharmacist and there were
no candidates in the election of an academic pharmacist.)
In the election of six pharmacists to fill the unreserved places on the
English board, there were 5,132 valid ballot papers. The successful candidates
were Paul Bennett, Brian Curwain (also a member of Council), Richard
Daniszewski, Lindsey Gilpin, Christopher Morris and Gail Thomas.
The candidate gaining the most votes was Mr Bennett, who is head of the
superintendent pharmacist’s office at Alliance Pharmacy. He gained
1,566 votes. There were nine unsuccessful candidates.
The successful candidate in the election of one pharmacy technician to
serve on the English board was Rachael Lemon. She polled 573 votes against
her sole opponent’s 445.
Scottish Pharmacy Board In the election of 12 pharmacists to serve on
the Scottish Pharmacy Board, there were 15 candidates and 1,068 valid
ballot papers. The successful candidates were Ewan Black, Christine Bond,
George Downie, Alistair Jack, Howard McNulty, Sandra Melville, Frank
Owens, Rose Marie Parr, Derek Stewart, Charles Tait, William Templeton
and Angela Timoney.
The candidate attracting the greatest number of votes was Dr Parr, who
is director of pharmacy at NHS Education for Scotland and chairman of
the Society’s Scottish Executive. Professor Bond, Mr Downie, Mr
Jack and Ms Timoney are also members of the Scottish Executive. One other
executive member was unsuccessful in the election, but most did not seek
to join the new body.
Welsh Pharmacy Board In the election of 11 pharmacists to serve on the
Welsh Pharmacy Board, there were 18 candidates and 685 valid ballot papers.
The successful candidates were Alan Crabbe, Mair Davies, Marc Donovan,
Jodine Evans, Richard Evans, Diane Health, Carwyn Jones, Peter Jones,
Rowena McArtney, Phillip Parry and David Temple.
The candidate attracting the greatest number of votes was Mrs Davies,
a postgraduate tutor for the Welsh Centre for Postgraduate Pharmaceutical
Education, who is immediate past chairman of the Society’s Welsh
Executive. Five other successful candidates — Peter Jones, Mrs
Heath, Mrs McArtney, Mr Parry and Dr Temple — are members of the
Welsh Executive. Three other executive members were unsuccessful in the
election and three chose not to seek election to the board.
The successful candidate in the election of one pharmacy technician to
serve on the Welsh board was Fiona Price, who polled 70 votes against
her sole opponent’s 26 votes.
Board membership p84
Official Notice p91 (English, Scottish, Welsh)
Society website www.rpsgb.org
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