Separation of Society's professional and regulatory roles still to be resolved

摘要

This summer,the reports of the so-called Foster review of non-medical regulation and the Donaldson review of medical regulation proposed wide-ranging changes that will inevitably have a significant impact on all health professionals,their employers and their regulatory bodies (PJ,22 July,p91).In particular,the Foster report made several suggestions about the structure and functions of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.The consultation period for both reports ended last week.