The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 279 No 7472 p373
6 October 2007

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PSNC-NPA merger ruled out

Merging the National Pharmacy Association and the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee into a single organisation has been ruled out.

In a joint statement this week, Chris Hodges and Dilip Joshi, chairmen of the PSNC and the NPA, respectively, said: “Both organisations have distinct roles; we provide different services for pharmacy owners and although we will continue to work closely together on many issues, on examination we did not find a compelling case for a merger of the two bodies.”

A PSNC spokesman said that the two organisations had agreed not to give any reasons for the decision.