New pharmacy contract - an overview
The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Scotland) Regulations
Scottish Parliament Public Petitions Committee
The Leuchars Experience
Petition PE1220
BMA response to Petition PE1220

Pharmacy Practices Committee
    Membership
    3.—(1)  The Pharmacy Practices Committee shall consist of seven members of whom—
     (a) one shall be the chairman appointed as such by the Board; the chairman shall be a member of the Board but shall not be an officer of the Board nor shall he be, nor previously have been, a doctor, dentist, ophthalmic optician or pharmacist or the employee of a person who is a doctor, dentist, ophthalmic optician or pharmacist;
     (b) three shall be pharmacists of whom—
       (i) one shall be a pharmacist whose name is not included in any pharmaceutical list and who is not the employee of a person whose name is so listed; and he shall be appointed by the Board from persons nominated by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain; and
       (ii) two shall be pharmacists each of whom is included in a pharmaceutical list or is an employee of a person whose name is so listed; and each shall be appointed by the Board from persons nominated by the Area Pharmaceutical Committee; and
     (c) three shall be persons appointed by the Board otherwise than from the members of the Board but none shall be nor previously have been a doctor, dentist, ophthalmic optician or a pharmacist, or an employee of a person who is a doctor, dentist, ophthalmic optician or pharmacist.