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The Importance of Study Medicines Policy: Shaping Health for the Future
Medicines are at the heart of healthcare systems worldwide. They save lives, improve quality of life, and prevent disease. But how do we ensure that medicines are accessible, affordable, and used safely? This is where the study of medicines policy becomes crucial. By understanding and improving medicines policy, we can create systems that benefit everyone, from patients to healthcare providers and governments. Why Study Medicines Policy Matters Medicines policy covers the rul
Ghazal Saatchi
5 days ago3 min read
Black Homelessness in England: Centering Racial Equity in Housing Policy
In England, homelessness carries a heavy human and economic toll - and it is not experienced equally. While the issue cuts across every community, evidence shows that Black individuals face a disproportionate and persistent risk of homelessness. This is a product of structural inequalities rippling across housing, health, and social systems that have been allowed to persist for far too long. This reality sits at the heart of Global Policy Network's recent report, “Homelessn
Shannon Thom
Mar 163 min read
Unveiling the Global Policy Events Insights
In today’s interconnected world, understanding the dynamics of global policy events is more important than ever. These gatherings bring together diverse voices from health, education, sustainability, and beyond, creating a platform where ideas transform into impactful actions. But what exactly happens at these events? How do they shape the future we all share? Let’s explore the essence of these global policy events insights and discover how they empower leaders and organisati
Ghazal Saatchi
Mar 164 min read
Driving Pharmacy Innovation with Effective Funding for Pharmacy Innovation
Innovation in pharmacy is transforming healthcare worldwide. New technologies, improved drug delivery systems, and personalised medicine are reshaping how we approach treatment and patient care. However, none of this progress happens without adequate funding. Securing the right financial resources is crucial to drive pharmacy innovation forward. In this post, I will explore effective funding strategies that can empower stakeholders to accelerate breakthroughs in pharmacy. Und
Ghazal Saatchi
Mar 94 min read
The Role of Policy in Scaling Nigeria’s Pharmaceutical Supply Chain
Nigeria’s pharmaceutical system is entering a defining moment. For decades, it has operated with fragmented coordination, limited manufacturing capacity, and heavy dependence on donor-driven delivery models. Today, these long-standing pressures have reached a critical point. The departure of global pharmaceutical companies, rising medicine prices and the approaching 2028 transition away from vaccine funding have created an environment where the system to confront realities ca
Reeda Ismail
Mar 24 min read
From Ambition to Action: Prevention, Leadership and the Future of Primary Care
On Thursday 26th February, at the Business Services Hub of the Best Practice Show, the Global Policy Network convened a focused and timely panel session: From Ambition to Action: Making Prevention Deliverable in Primary Care. More than a discussion, the session marked the official launch of Primary Care Roundtable Report 1, the first in a series examining how to translate prevention policy into operational reality. Chairing the conversation was our CEO, Ameneh Saatchi, who gu
Nkereuwem Steve Umoh
Feb 273 min read
Shaping the Future of Primary Care in the UK: Priorities and Challenges Over the Next Decade
We are proud to launch our latest report from the Primary Care Series, capturing frontline insights on prevention, neighbourhood integration and digital reform, and setting out practical steps to secure a resilient future for UK primary care.
Magdalena Gładysz
Feb 263 min read
The Future of Medicines Optimisation– Driving Innovation, Equity and Better Use
Medicines sit at the centre of almost every patient interaction across the NHS. Yet the systems designed to support their safe and effective use remain fragmented, unevenly digitised, and often disconnected from the realities of frontline care. While policy ambition around digital transformation has accelerated, the practical conditions needed to translate data into better medicines use have not always kept pace. These themes shaped the fifth roundtable in the UK Medicines Po
Nisha Thakrar
Feb 183 min read
The Future of Pharmacy- Innovation, Integration, and Impact
As the NHS undergoes profound technological, educational and workforce shifts, pharmacy must evolve alongside it. The fourth roundtable of the UK Medicines Policy Series, hosted by the Global Policy Network (GPN), examined this moment of transition through a unifying lens: innovation. Chair Reena Patel captured the purpose of the session clearly: “We will explore the future of the profession through that lens of innovation and explore how pharmacy can drive better outcomes th
Jeanne Vigroux
Feb 33 min read
Making The Most of the Pharmacy Workforce
The NHS is asking more of pharmacists than ever before, yet the systems designed to support them have not kept pace. As workforce pressures intensify across the health service, pharmacy at a critical juncture: highly trained, widely accessible, and increasingly essential, but still constrained by structural barriers. Today, that is evolving into a new strategic frontier, one that asks; " How do we develop and utilise the pharmacy workforce to meet growing system needs?". Thi
GPN Team
Feb 34 min read
Medicine Policy Series Roundtable Two: The Potential of Scaling Independent Prescribing in Community Pharmacy
In Britain’s crowded primary care landscape, pharmacists occupy a quiet corner. Pressure across healthcare systems in the United Kingdom (UK) has increased in recent years, while community pharmacy has remained limited in authority. Today, this silent resilience is on the verge of a discreet yet significant transformation: from clinical urgency to strategic transitions. By embedding Independent Prescribing (IP) as a lever for the future of primary care, we aim to translate pa
Maureen
Dec 8, 20254 min read
JAR 2025: Nigeria’s Health Sector Is Rising and GPN Is Helping Shape the Future
Nigeria’s Joint Annual Review (JAR) 2025 offers one of the clearest signals yet that the country’s health sector is not just reforming it is transforming. Twenty-three months into the Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative (NHSRII), the results are becoming visible, measurable, and scalable. This year’s review brought together leaders from Federal, State, and Local Governments, the private sector, civil society, and development partners under the theme: All Hands, One M
Nasir Usman
Nov 30, 20253 min read
Medicines Policy Series Roundtable One: The Role of Medicines in the 10-Year Plan
It's time to stop viewing pharmacy as a simple transaction and start recognising it as afoundational pillar of modern healthcare. This was one of the central messages of the first roundtable of the UK Medicine Policy series hosted by the Global Policy Network (GPN) on June 25, 2025. The roundtable brought together colleagues from the NHS, industry, the Commonwealth, and international health systems, fostering the cross-sector dialogue essential for transformative change. It w
Abhijeet Ahlawatt
Nov 12, 20255 min read
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