Courtesy of the Anderson family
On 24 April 2025, David Anderson FRPharmS, aged 78 years, of Shetland. Dr Anderson registered with the Society in 1972.
David John Anderson passed away on 24 April 2025 following a fight with prostate cancer. He was a graduate of Nottingham University and was registered with the Pharmaceutical Society on 3 October 1972. He became part of the pharmaceutical team at Nottingham General Hospital, trialling the first 24 hour hospital on call service.
From there he worked as chief pharmacist at St Luke’s Hospital in Guildford, Surrey. Then, over the years, he was at St Mary’s in Paddington, The Middlesex Hospital and Hammersmith Hospital, all located in London. He moved out of London to St Peter’s Hospital in Chertsey, Surrey. He spent his last 17 working years at the Gilbert Baine Hospital in Lerwick, Shetland.
David’s retirement was filled with his many and varied interests, even becoming a registered Shetland tour guide. He was involved in many pharmaceutical bodies including being a trustee of the UK Clinical Pharmaceutical Association and a founder member of the College of Pharmacy Practice.
Pharmacy was in his blood and, up to his final weeks, he was discussing his treatment and drug doses with the GP.
He will be missed by the pharmaceutical community.
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Rhona Bennett (1970–2025)
Very sad to hear of the death of David Anderson. We were very close during the early days of UKCPA. David made a great contribution to the advancement of hospital pharmacy. I send my condolences to his wife and family.
I too was saddened to hear of the death of David Anderson. We were colleagues in the East Midlands and then down in London in neighbouring health authorities. David was very supportive to me in my career development and also a good friend. He had the unique combination of being highly intelligent and very approachable and engaging. We shall all miss him and our thoughts are with the family he leaves behind.
Very sad to hear of David’s passing and my condolences to his family. I was with him as an undergraduate at Nottingham and of course graduated at the same time. When I started work in Macclesfield, I had a motorbike, and one day he called me to see if I would sell it to him, which I duly did and he rode it back to Guildford, brave soul! Fond memories!