Energising the profession: progress from the pilot local practice forum

摘要

Many readers may already know that the current Royal Pharmaceutical Society branches will no longer exist in the same way after April 2010, when the General Pharmaceutical Council is up and running and the new professional body comes into being.Over the past few months, readers may also have read in The Journal and other pharmacy press about local practice forums (LPFs). Much has been written about what they are, what they will do and how important it is to engage with them.