Benevolent Fund
The Benevolent Fund of the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland was established in 1936 and exists to provide assistance to students of the Society, pharmacists, or former pharmacists, their spouses/partners and their dependents.
Traditionally the Benevolent Fund has been there have been used to financially support pharmacists in hardship and there have been a small number of people receiving financial assistance regularly. The Benevolent Fund Committee would like to increase the remit of the assistance that has been given. The desire is to have a service based operation, providing signposting, advice and assistance to the beneficiaries. There are many services that could be offered.
The Benevolent Fund is now at the stage of consulting with all pharmacists on what services they feel could be offered in the future. A questionnaire has been sent out both to pharmacists and to pre-registration students. I would urge everyone to complete and return their questionnaire, as this is a great opportunity to have your say regarding the services that the Benevolent Fund may offer in the future.
Your views are important and we need your support for the fund. With the input of pharmacists, the Benevolent Fund hopes to be able to provide a range of services that will be class leading.
Our aim is to build a Benevolent Fund that the whole register in Northern Ireland can identify with and appreciate. You can play your part in achieving this by informing us of your views.
In the meantime, I can be contacted in the office of the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland at Society House on Mondays, Wednesdays and Friday mornings – either by phone, in person and by email.
Susan Taylor
Benevolent Fund Manager
The Strategic Plan, Draft Operational Plan and the Financial Plan can all be accessed from the links below, as can the questionnaire and additional information about a number of services that could be made available.
The Draft Operational Plan
Financial Plan
Questionnaire
Additional info about questionnaire
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