The betrayal of retired pharmacists!

[Fleegle]

That is not a rant Merlin...that, unfortunately is the truth.

[the old merlin]

Thanks Flee!

[johnep]

If all retired pharmacists refer to themselves as such, authorities will do nothing.
johnep

[Part Timer]

I don't see how anyone can complain about someone stating the fact 'I used to be a pharmacist before I retired'.

Bonkers.

[JonF]

'. I am 47 years old.

Fleeg.

Is that dog years or human??

[Jeff]

However, I'd really, really like to be able to continue to call myself a pharmacist, albeit retired. And I'm at a total loss to understand why it should become a criminal offence for me to do so.

It is your inability to understand this that makes it unsafe for you to call yourself a pharmacist.

And, why the Society of which I've been proud to be a member in one or way or another for 50 years can't, through it's Council, protect my right to do that I cannot understand.

You'd have thought that after 50 years of pride they could have arranged for a bigger fall.

Seriously - if the RPSGB thinks that they can control what you call yourself they are in cloud cuckoo land.

Ignore them they'll go away. Internally they can strike you off - oh no they can't you're not a member.
A court case? As sensible as and less likely than the one they didn't have against a restaurant.

Jeff

[johnep]

As 'betrayal' being quoted, are we to look out for the thought police to betray us to the authorities for calling ourselves 'pharmacists'. I am shivering in my boots!.
johnep

[the old merlin]

Jeff, I thought I'd made it plain that I have no intention of giving advice to anyone, solicited or not, without making it plain that I don't bother too much about keeping myself up-to-date. I bet I still do more CPD than some, though! One day someone will read my diary.

One piece of advice I will give you though; remember what you wrote because one day it will be your turn for someone to say to you "B****r off you silly old git, you're not wanted." Because 40-odd years ago someone accused me of saying something similar!
In any event you clearly don't understand the difference between the RPSGB, the NRB and the GPhC.

While I agree with John and others that I'm sure no-one is actually going to be prosecuted, WHY should there be a situation where this is possible?

I'd like, believe it or not, to continue to be a member of the professional body even though, even if non-practising. I'll still be subject to the Code of Ethics. So they could throw me out. Just like the RPSGB can now. I've known a non-practising member struck off.

I've absolutely no intention of registering with the GPhC, though!

[paul2008]

Jeff, I thought I'd made it plain that I have no intention of giving advice to anyone, solicited or not, without making it plain that I don't bother too much about keeping myself up-to-date. I bet I still do more CPD than some, though! One day someone will read my diary.

One piece of advice I will give you though; remember what you wrote because one day it will be your turn for someone to say to you "B****r off you silly old git, you're not wanted." Because 40-odd years ago someone accused me of saying something similar!
In any event you clearly don't understand the difference between the RPSGB, the NRB and the GPhC.

While I agree with John and others that I'm sure no-one is actually going to be prosecuted, WHY should there be a situation where this is possible?

I'd like, believe it or not, to continue to be a member of the professional body even though, even if non-practising. I'll still be subject to the Code of Ethics. So they could throw me out. Just like the RPSGB can now. I've known a non-practising member struck off.

I've absolutely no intention of registering with the GPhC, though!

I think Jeff is pulling your leg.

Anyway if the profession cuts off all the old timers who have seen years of experiance it will be much poorer. who will be there to say we tried that in 19.. and this is what happened.

I hope that they sort this out but I think there is a lot of politics involved.

[Jeff]

because one day it will be your turn for someone to say to you "B****r off you silly old git,

I've two teenage sons - do you seriously think I haven't heard it ;-)

- and I was pulling your leg - apologies for upsetting you

Jeff