
Keith Ridge
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Dr Keith Ridge CBE. Husband, Dad and long suffering (occasionally not) West Ham supporter. Also ex - Chief Pharmaceutical Officer for England. All views my own!
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06-06-2010 16:13:38
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VOTE YES for a Royal College of Pharmacy! With all the members of the UK Pharmacy Professional Leadership board and all CPhOs working towards a collaborative Pharmacy future we will make sure we create a College with a strong professional leadership voice we can all be proud of!

Chemist+Druggist martin astbury Royal Pharmaceutical Society I fully respect that there will be different views on the merits or otherwise of the transition to a royal college. But we should all be in no doubt whatsoever that the consequence of voting “no” will see the “hollowing out” of the RPS. Those supporting this view need to be




We're adding hospital prescribing data to our hugely popular openprescribing data platform. So... What does NHS hospital prescribing data look like? As ever, our team culture is to build, but also to document, all in the open. Here is a deep deep dive... bennett.ox.ac.uk/blog/2025/03/o…

Jonathan Burton on why the Royal Pharmaceutical Society should become our Royal College of Pharmacy. youtu.be/uln84XAn3i4

Pharmacists go to the polls this week. Members of the RPS are deciding whether it should become a Royal College. For those yet to make up their mind, we look at the arguments, for and against, and explain why this is a pivotal moment for the profession. pharmacymagazine.co.uk/podcasts/pharm…>

Whether you have already voted or not in the Royal Pharmaceutical Society vote for its transition to a royal college this podcast is a MUST listen. Richard Thomas and Rob Darracott from Pharmacy Magazine take us through the genesis and subsequent events which have got us to this historic position.

EARLY CAREER PHARMACISTS A shout-out to all early career stage pharmacists who are Royal Pharmaceutical Society members. By now you will be aware of the RPS proposals to transition to a royal college. This is quite possibly the first time you have been involved in what is called a SRV (special




Our joint CPhO response to the great news today - thank you to all who have pitched in and worked to support this important change: Royal Pharmaceutical Society Andrew Evans Alison Strath Cathy Harrison UK Pharmacy Professional Leadership Liz Fidler FAPharmT 💙 BOPA Committee The PCPA UKCPA CMHP Pharmacy Forum NI


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At the end of September, Sir Hugh Taylor will be stepping down as Independent Chair of the UK Pharmacy Professional Leadership. The recruitment process for a new Independent Chair is now underway. Find out more about how to apply. Deadline 5 August... jointheconversation.scwcsu.nhs.uk/pharmacy-profe…


Heartfelt thanks to the team at The Scotsman for printing our obituary for Professor Bill Scott OBE FRPharmS - former Chief Pharmaceutical Officer for Scotland - an inspirational and visionary leader Rob Darracott Keith Ridge - scotsman.com/news/obituaries