The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain

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The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB) is the professional body for pharmacists and the regulatory body for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in England, Scotland and Wales. The primary objectives of the Society are to lead, regulate, develop and represent the profession of pharmacy.

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What we do
This section provides information on the functions and structure of the Society, covering: key documents about the Society and its history, the Society's business plan and annual review, the annual British Pharmaceutical Conference, meetings at the Society, people and structures, the Council and its work, devolution/national pharmacy boards, awards and scholarships, job vacancies at the Society, how to complain about the society.
A career in pharmacy
This section provides information on pharmacy careers, pharmacy education policy, undergraduate education including links to schools of pharmacy, preregistration training, the roles of pharmacy support staff, and working in other countries.
Registration & support
This section provides information on areas of support for the profession including registering with the Society, fee structure and payment of fees, updating personal details, clinical governance, audit resources, CPD, postgraduate courses and further training, leadership in pharmacy.
Information resources
This section covers the Society's information resources including the press office, library, advisory services, and museum; it also gives quick links to downloadable documents published by the Society.
World of pharmacy
This section provides information on the wider world of pharmacy, covering: current developments in pharmacy, the use of medicines, science, practice research, working with other UK and international bodies, events and meetings.
Professional leadership body
This section provides information on the setting up of a new professional body for pharmacy, alongside a new regulatory body, as part of a fundamental modernisation of the pharmacy profession

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Registration
This section provides information on registering with the Society, fee structure and payment of fees.
Protecting the public
This section provides information on the Society's work as a regulator, including fitness to practise standards, codes of ethics, the pharmacy inspectorate and its roles, how to complain about a pharmacist, pharmacy premises or pharmacy technician, and the Society's disciplinary committees.
New pharmacy regulator
This section provides information on the setting up of a new regulatory body for pharmacy, alongside a new professional body, as part of a fundamental modernisation of the pharmacy profession.

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01/07/2009

English Pharmacy Board elects new Chair

Dr Brian Curwain was elected as the Chair of the English Pharmacy Board at a meeting of the Board in Birmingham on 25 June 2009. Mr Richard Daniszewski was re-elected as Vice-Chair... [press release]

29/06/2009

Chair of General Pharmaceutical Council is welcomed by Society

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB) has welcomed the appointment of Mr Robert Nicholls CBE as the Chair Designate of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)... [press release]

26/06/2009

The countdown starts for pharmacy technician registration

Pharmacy technicians throughout England, Scotland and Wales will be regulated by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain on a statutory basis for the first time when legi... [press release]

26/06/2009

Pharmacy preregistration training reviewed in first national survey

Preregistration trainees and tutors in England, Scotland and Wales will be asked to take part in the first ever national pilot survey on pharmacy preregistration training standards... [press release]

19/06/2009

Member support helps breakthrough in decriminalisation of dispensing errors campaign

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s campaign to change the unjust law which automatically criminalises any dispensing error has reached a significant milestone after the Depar... [press release]

16/06/2009

Founder of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society commemorated in Tunbridge Wells

The 150th anniversary of the death of Jacob Bell, founder of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, was remembered on Friday 12 June at a ceremony at his memorial in Wo... [press release]