Scotland plans own professional body
Preliminary steps towards forming a professional pharmacy body in Scotland were taken last week.
Although no one would officially comment on what took place, The Journal understands that a meeting was organised on 17 January by the two schools of pharmacy in Scotland (the University of Strathclyde and the Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen).
The two heads of the schools of pharmacy were not available to comment before The Journal went to press this week but will do so for next week’s issue.
The Journal understands that the new body will be called the Scottish Collegiate for Pharmacists and Pharmaceutical Scientists, and that a working party is being formed to develop the new body’s remit.
Details of exactly what the new body aims to achieve or how it will be structured are sketchy. Even among the 35 leading pharmacists who attended the meeting, there appears to be confusion. Although some attendees believe that its focus will be to develop research, The Journal has been unable to confirm either this or a suggestion that the body will be partly funded by the Scottish Government.
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