NEWS


DEATH ANNOUNCED OF PHARMACY STALWART


EXCITING NEW INITIATIVE


A research fellow, Dr Lee Boag has recently taken up a joint post at Robert Gordon University and the University of Strathclyde. This is an exciting initiative, funded by Community Pharmacy Scotland, with the aim of providing robust and rigorous data on the value of community pharmacy services as perceived by the users.


The fi rst project in a programme of work will focus on the minor ailment service (MAS). Currently,


honours in respect of his committed involvement in community pharmacy, where he was one of the most highly regarded community pharmacists of his generation in Scotland. In 1992, he was awarded the MBE Services to Pharmacy in Scotland and Veterinary Pharmacy in Europe, and a contemporaneous award was awarded to him by The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain of its prestigious Silver Medal.


Davidsons Chemist have announced that their Lifetime President, Douglas W M Davidson MBE, FRPharmS, MIPMI, FCMI passed away peacefully in Blairgowrie on 1 February. Mr Davidson, who would have turned 90 in August, was the third generation of the Davidson Family to head the family community pharmacy business, Walter Davidson & Sons Limited (Davidsons Chemists), Scotland’s largest independent retail pharmacy business.


Educated at Dundee High School and Dundee School of Pharmacy, Douglas


registered as a pharmacist in 1951, and shortly afterwards began working in the Family’s Blairgowrie branch, which was the base for his entire long working life. For more than half a century, he worked as a practising pharmacist, but he also held various offi ces - specifi cally in the health and pharmacy sectors, at local, regional and national (UK) levels - including serving as a member of the Board of Perthshire General Hospitals and, later, for Tayside Health Board.


Throughout his career, Douglas was given numerous awards and


Until about a year ago, when health issues somewhat curtailed his activities - but not his indomitable spirit - he could still be found most days at work in his Blairgowrie offi ce or out visiting one of the branches.


‘Douglas was proper ‘old school’,’ Davidsons’ Operations Director, Karen Gordon, told SP. ‘He was also a true gentleman and everyone at Davidsons will miss him greatly. He was respected by staff and patients alike, and his leadership was highly valued by close colleagues. He was very proud of his achievements in both community and


there is no national data on users’ expectations and experiences. All community pharmacies in Scotland will be invited to take part. This will involve handing a questionnaire to each individual accessing MAS and receiving a product.


The questionnaire will be returned by the user to the university, who will then follow-up to see the outcomes of the treatment. It is anticipated that this will start within the next 3 months.


veterinary pharmacy, and there’s no doubt that he most defi nitely made his mark!’


In addition to the tributes paid by the professional pharmacy bodies, tributes left on Facebook clearly indicate the esteem and fondness in which Douglas was held.


‘Writing with a tear in my eye,’ wrote one pharmacist. ‘Mr Davidson was an inspiration to us pharmacists: polite, professional, extremely hard working and extremely dedicated to pharmacy, very knowledgeable and always had a passion for pharmacy. Genuinely sorry to hear this today.’


‘A gentleman indeed,’ wrote another. ‘He was always so respectful of his customers and never passed you without a hello in the street, in return he gained huge respect from the community. Rest in peace Mr Davidson’.


Douglas Davidson was predeceased by his wife Avril in 2004 and is survived by his daughter Gail and son Graeme.


ANTIMICROBIAL PRESCRIBING - VIEWS SOUGHT


In September last year, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society in Scotland supported the launch of the ‘Keep Antibiotics Working’ campaign in which all Scottish community pharmacies were involved. The campaign ran between October and November 2017 and highlighted the importance of using antibiotics only when appropriate and encouraged the public to become antibiotic guardians.


Now that the campaign is offi cially 4 - SCOTTISH PHARMACIST


over, the Scottish Medicines Consortium and the Scottish Antimicrobial Prescribing Group (SAPG) are seeking the views of all community pharmacists on its success. RPS in Scotland would like to encourage all community pharmacists based in Scotland to respond to SAPG’s short survey, which shouldn’t take more than fi ve minutes to complete. The feedback gathered will inform future campaigns and materials. For more information visit rpharms.com


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