The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 274 No 7352 p667
4 June 2005

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Society asked to join advisory group on non-medical regulation

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has been invited to join the advisory group reviewing non-medical professional regulation, the Society announced this week.

The group, led by Andrew Foster, NHS director of human resources, is reviewing the regulation of a broad range of health care professions, including pharmacists. The Society had previously been dismayed at not being represented on the committee (PJ, 26 March, p349).

“The Society has made strong representations to the Department of Health to be part of this review group and our position was supported by the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence,” Ann Lewis, the Society’s Secretary and Registrar said. “I very much welcome the decision of health minister Jane Kennedy to include the Society in future meetings and we look forward to bringing our experience to the discussions.”