Christmas period opening hours
Due to a limited staffing resource over the Christmas period, please note phone calls will be answered between 10.00 am and 1.00 pm on Friday 19 December, Monday 22 December, Tuesday 23 December and Wednesday 24 December. There will be…
The next meeting of the Council of the Pharmaceutical Society NI will be on Tuesday 24 June 2025. Exact time, venue and papers will be available soon. For more information about this meeting email Jackie Murray at jacqueline.murray@psni.org.uk.
On Tuesday 15 April 2025 the Council of the Pharmaceutical Society NI met to consider the responses to the consultation on annual retention fees. After much consideration, Council agreed: The changes detailed above require amendments to legislation and approval by the…
Pharmaceutical Society NI’s response to PSA Performance Review 2023/24
The President of the Pharmaceutical Society, Dr Geraldine O’Hare, has welcomed the PSA report and its acknowledgment of the challenges that the Society and its team faced during the reporting period which covered the 2024 calendar year. Commenting, Dr O’Hare…
Celebrating International Women’s Day 2025
To mark International Women’s Day on Saturday 8 March 2025, Pharmacy Forum NI and the Society hosted an event to explore the future of pharmacy in Northern Ireland. Using the World Café format for facilitating table discussions, a group of…
Papers for Council Meeting 18 March 2025
A public Council meeting was held on 18 March 2025. The venue was Society House, 73 University Street, Belfast, BT7 1HL. The meeting was also accessible online via MS Teams. Paperwork was as follows: Agenda – Public Council Meeting 18…
New Chief Executive Commences Work Today
Today (Monday 3 March 2025) the Pharmaceutical Society NI welcomes its new Chief Executive, Canice Ward. Canice, a registered pharmacist for almost 20 years, has joined the Society on a two-year secondment from the Department of Health. Canice’s career has…
International Women’s Day 2025 Event
As part of International Women’s Day on Saturday 8 March 2025, the Pharmaceutical Society NI and Pharmacy Forum NI will be running a “World Café” style event at Society House, 73 University Street, Belfast, BT7 1HL. The event is open to…
Council Appoints New Chief Executive
The Council of the Pharmaceutical Society NI has today (Monday 10 February 2025) announced the appointment of Mr Canice Ward as Chief Executive. Canice, a registered pharmacist for almost 20 years, will join the Society on a two-year secondment from…
The Pharmaceutical Society NI has noted recent media reports regarding online private prescribing practices, particularly for weight loss drugs. In response, there were calls for stricter regulations for pharmacists, including in-person consultations for certain medications such as weight loss drugs.…