PJ, June 2007

The ‘Waterloo group’ wants to move forward in partnership with pharmacy organisations

From Mr I. G. Simpson, FRPharmS, and others We are grateful to Alan Rogers for his useful review of the current situation on professional regulation and leadership (PJ, 16 June, p707) and we agree with much of what he has to say. However, as some of the signatories to the Waterloo Agreement, we…

Now that we see what Pandora’s box contains, where do we go from here?

In this article, Alan Rogers, of Epsom, Surrey, reflects on recent developments in health professional regulation and considers how the Royal Pharmaceutical Society could approach its future in the light of the Government’s demand that it separate its regulatory and professional functions.…

King’s Fund report reveals support for royal college

There is strong support in the profession for establishing a royal college for pharmacy to replace the current fragmented structure but there are concerns that it should not be a rebadged version of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, according to a King’…