Concern that Colin Ranshaw's resignation leaves Council without a hospital pharmacist
A need for the Council of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society to include a pharmacist with current hospital experience was emphasised at the June
Council meeting during discussion on finding a replacement
for Colin Ranshaw (PJ, 9 June, p687).
The Council agreed to hold a by-election as soon as possible (see Official
Notices, p721) to find a successor to Mr Ranshaw, who
has resigned from the reserved place for a pharmacist resident in Wales
because of a need for prolonged convalescence after orthopaedic surgery.
The President offered his sincere thanks to Mr Ranshaw for his contribution
to the Council and his excellent work for the Infringements Committee
and as chairman of the Conference Committee.
Peter Jones, chairman of the Welsh Pharmacy Board, said that it was with
great regret that the board had heard of Mr Ranshaw’s resignation.
He has been a great force in the development of the Welsh Executive and
the Welsh board and he would be missed. His resignation left Wales with
no representative on the Council and the board would like the Council
to replace him at the first opportunity.
The Secretary and Registrar said that all Council members would want
to wish Mr Ranshaw a speedy return to full health after his surgery.
The President said that his strong recommendation to the Council was
to hold a by-election. The Society was at a critical point in its history
and needed a full complement of Council members.
John Jolley pointed out that, as well as being the representative for
Wales, Mr Ranshaw was the only hospital pharmacist member of Council.
The President said that the Treasurer’s point was a good one. The
Council needed a broad balance and he hoped that the electorate in Wales
would bear that point in mind.
Martin Astbury said that at least two members of Council had worked in
a hospital environment for a large part of their career.
Bob Michell said that no reassurance was to be drawn from the fact that
people on the Council used to work in hospitals. The point of having
someone who currently worked in a hospital was to advise the Council
of ground-breaking future developments, not how things used to be done.
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