The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 278 No 7458 p779
30 June 2007

Society summary

Examiners given more time to cater for disability

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society's examination regulations have been amended to give the board of examiners six weeks' extra time in which to assess and grant requests from registration examination candidates for special arrangements to cater for disability.

The amendment, approved by the Privy Council on 19 June, was made at the request of the Society’s Council on behalf of the examiners, who have found that the general deadline for examination applications — six weeks before the sitting — does not give them enough time to assess and grant applications from those with disabilities, particularly in cases where there is a need to secure appropriate accommodation.

The board will continue to consider any later requests necessitated by a change in a candidate’s circumstances between the deadline and the sitting.


Official Notice, p783