title: The professions in the 1990s.
abstract: As they did when they were formed 150 years ago, the professions must again convince the public and a cost-conscious and competition-orientated Government that they should be entrusted with the provision of services their training has made them fit to offer. This article explains why.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Porter
mesh_terms: D006077:Government Agencies; D006281:Health Occupations / Q000639:trends*; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D012926:Social Control, Formal; D012941:Social Responsibility; D006113:United Kingdom