The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 277 No 7429 p657
2 December 2006

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CPP proposes a royal college for professional leadership

The College of Pharmacy Practice has proposed the creation of a royal college of pharmacy to absorb the professional leadership functions of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.

In its response to the Foster review of professional regulation (PJ, 22 July, p97), the CPP tells the DoH that one way of clarifying the separation of the professional leadership and regulatory functions of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society would be to combine the Society’s professional leadership role with the current functions of the CPP in a new royal college of pharmacy.

The CPP also points out that the Society’s regulatory role is exercised by the independent Statutory Committee and not by the Council. It adds that if the Society were to retain its leadership role it would not be acceptable for the Council’s elected professional members to be replaced by appointed members nor for the Council to have a lay majority.