- only because Boots are paying this years subscription. I will review my membership as and when Boots no longer pay the fee for me based on what the Society do for me
- I don´t think is value for money.
- I have to be a member of General Council and NPA and that is quite enough subscriptions.
- I will join this year and during the year I will make a judgement on the RPS being the voice of Pharmacists rather than the voice of cooperate Pharmacy.The RPS must promote the role of the Pharmacist and therefore the safety of the patient so the concept of the responsible Pharmacist must be examined as per conditions at the “coal face” of daily practice.The movement towards remote supervision must be resisted the strength of the Pharmacist/Patient relationship depends on face to face contact
- I shall be retiring from Pharmacy by the end of the year and see no advantage in being a part of this organisation which has hounded pharmacists and done nothing to support them in the 30 years I have been on the register.
- There are 2 of us registered at the one address so one of us will register and then see if it is worth renewing after that.
- I value the idea of belonging to a professional body which distinguishes me from another person who is not trained as a pharmacist.I find the Pharmaceutical Journal very informative and a way of networking with other colleagues in my profession.
- Sounds like an organisation for employers and employees whose subscriptions are paid for them. Will miss the PJ, though. Discussed this with 6 other locums to date – only 1 is renewing subscription.
- The Society need to be given the opportunity to represent us effectively.
- Might as well carry on with PJ and access to Law Dept which I am used to.
As a locum, I do not receive the mailings etc about what is going on, so more important to be kept in touch via PJ.
- mainly because not sure why not to, keeping to what i know is main reason and will assess position next year when get an idea of the numbers and opinions.
- They’ve been so utterly crap in the past, the new incarnation hopefully can’t (!) be any worse, so I’ll give them a year and review it after that.
- probably however if they don’t organise some local branch meetings before then i might not.
- Renewing for silly reason really…During this year I will be celebrating 50 years as a member..Can’t finish on just 49!!
- Not sure why really, like a comfort blanket I guess.
- I have already terminated it…
It looks like the RPS have an uphill battle on their hands as even the more positive comments above are not exactly a ringing endorsement of the would-be professional leadership body!
We have been running a survey today about Royal Pharmaceutical Society renewal. Early results show that 1/3 of pharmacists say they will not renew their membership.
These early results need to carry a health warning and I’ll update you on the results at the end of the week. However, if such a high proportion of pharmacists are at least considering no renewing their membership it will ring alarm bells at Lambeth.
To take part in the survey please click on the link below
http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07e3992u08giir5xrr/start
The New Year is traditionally a time when people look at their careers and think ”Do I want to be doing the same thing next Christmas?” If you are considering changing pharmacy jobs or becoming a pharmacy locum, give the PL-UK team a ring, we’d be delighted to help 0333 123 3344
Baring any emergencies or extreme weather events (Look at met office for the end of the week!) today should be my last day working as a locum pharmacist this side of Christmas but does this mean an easy ride to the holiday season? Oh no!
At PL-UK we are working on two exciting improvements to the service we provide both clients and pharmacists/pharmacy staff. One of these improves the service we provide to locum pharmacists and the other will redically change the service we provide to pharmacists and pharmacy technicians looking for new permanent pharmacy jobs.
Watch this space for more information … and I hope the snow stays away!
Agency Workers Regulations – how does it effect me?
The simple answer is it doesn’t. …. in most cases. For more expert guidance than I can supply as a pharmacist rather than a legal bod please click on the link below. http://www.pcg.org.uk/cms/documents/01109%20PCG%20A4%2020PP%20BROCHURE%20SINGLE%20PAGES.pdf
One in a lifetime opportunity – pharmacist required in Tonga
We have been approached by a not for profit pharmacy in the Kingdom of Tonga asking us to recruit a pharmacist to work at one of the health centres in the Kingdom. This opportunity will definately not come up again for if you fancy a complete change of scene and an opportunity to live on [...]
Just a quick post to remind all pharmacist that they need to renew their GPhC registration by the 31st October. So you still have a month to pay but if you are anything like me, if you don’t do it now, there’s a chance you’ll forget!
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