Heatwaves, Medicines and the Leadership Imperative

Heatwaves, Medicines and the Leadership Imperative

Climate change is no longer a future sustainability issue – it is a present-day operational challenge for healthcare leaders. As temperatures continue to rise across the UK, pharmacy leaders are facing an increasingly complex question: how do we safeguard medicine quality when the environments in which medicines are stored were never designed for a hotter climate?

Newly qualified prescribing pharmacists

Newly qualified prescribing pharmacists

The majority of the pharmacists joining the GPhC register from summer 2026 will be independent prescribers from the point of registration. They have made fundamental changes to the initial education and training standards which are set to ensure pharmacists are ready to join the register as prescribers.