Hospital Pharmacist
2005;12:294
September 2005

News summary

Guild supports national boards for the Society

National boards for the Royal Pharmaceutical Society have been supported by the Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists. In its response to the recent consultation on devolution, the guild said that the national boards would reflect the new devolved nature of health care, allowing the Society to promote the interests of pharmacists more effectively.

On the issue of membership of the national boards, the guild called for single transferable voting to avoid the majority view excluding minorities. It also suggested that places should be reserved for the different broad areas of practice (eg, hospital, primary care), to enable a full debate on professional issues. The guild does not believe that lay representation will be necessary, because the national boards will not have a regulatory role. It also suggests that the Society’s Hospital Pharmacists Group will need to be reconfigured as a result of this process.