The new premises-based model aligns the Guild with the fact that pharmacies are increasingly owned by multiple proprietors. The proprietor fee will cease.
It is simpler, fairer and more equitable, and would apply from the 2017/18 financial year. More than three-quarters of all Members will be financially better off in terms of the fees they pay.
Full details of the proposal are included in the voting paper pack which was posed last week. The voting period runs until 12 December 2016 -- but the Guild is urging members to post their ballot paper as early as possible.
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