What will 2026 hold for pharmacy?

The PJ Pod’s final episode of the year looks ahead to our editorial team’s predictions for pharmacy in 2026. What big changes are coming for the world of pharmacy — and what impact will this have on pharmacists’ day-to-day work? We also look at the biggest stories of 2025, including a new contract that was deemed the best deal in the past decade, the ten-year health plan and the greater role that pharmacists will play in preventing ill-health within the community, as well as a government consultation on pharmacists combatting medicines shortages by being able to amend prescriptions in limited ways. Tell us about your own predictions and join our conversation on social media using the hashtag , or email us at: editor@pharmaceutical-journal.com. This episode is presented by Siobhan Chan, senior features editor, and produced by Geoff Marsh. Thank you to Corrinne Burns, Royal Pharmaceutical Society correspondent; Graham Clews, news editor; Caitlin Killen, clinical editor; Joanna Robertson, senior clinical reporter; and Sophie Willis, investigations editor, for their contributions.

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This episode is 00:30:55 long.

This episode was published on Dec 8, 2025.

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