Career Focus
Briefing
BMJ 1996; 313 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.313.7061.3 (Published 05 October 1996) Cite this as: BMJ 1996;313:S3-7061
“Do professions have a future?” was the bold question posed at a King's Fund seminar earlier this month. The answer, after five hours of off the record discussion among the great and the good of the British professions, is far from certain. Market forces have undoubtedly played a part in eroding the boundaries between professions …