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Scottish AGM

The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 270 No 7250 p735-736
24 May 2003

Scottish AGM

The annual general meeting of the members of the Society resident in Scotland will be held in the Society's House, 36 York Place, Edinburgh on Wednesday 18 June 2003 at 2.30pm. Representatives from each of the Scottish branches have been invited to take part in the proceedings and all members are cordially welcome to attend.

The agenda will be as follows:

1. Chairman's report

2. Scrutineer's report

3. Election of six persons to the Executive

4. Presentation on "The pharmacy workforce census: results and their implications for the pharmacy profession", given by Dr Karen Hassell, senior research fellow and National Health Service primary care career scientist at the School of Pharmacy, Manchester.

(The purpose of the presentation is to share findings from the recent pharmacy workforce census. Characteristics of the current workforce will be described, employment patterns will be covered, and the implications of the findings for the pharmacy profession will be explored. Although the presentation will mostly cover the overall British pharmacy workforce, the picture as it relates to pharmacists registered in Scotland will also be presented.)

5. Motion — The following motion has been proposed by Maurice Hickey (74877), of 99 High Street, Forres, Moray, and seconded by Frank Owens (71485), of 18 Gartcows Road, Falkirk:

"It is the opinion of the members of the Scottish Department that the new Charter of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain must take account of devolution, and in particular NHS Scotland."

"The Scottish members require that their elected Scottish Executive should be allowed the powers to make policy for Scottish pharmaceutical and health matters.

"The Scottish members require that these changes should be explicitly written into any new or amended charter."

6. Any other business

Dr Sheila M. Stevens
Secretary,
Scottish Department