
Medicines Policy Series:
Shaping the Future of Medicines
Pharmacy is at the forefront of healthcare transformation from clinical care and medicines access to prevention and systems leadership. The Medicines Policy Series brings together senior voices from the NHS, academia, industry, and professional bodies to shape the next chapter of pharmacy in the UK and beyond.
Expert insights forum
Programme Components:
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5 Virtual, 90-minute invitation-only roundtables featuring keynote speakers and open discussion.
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1 In-person roundtable at the HETT Conference in London.
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6 Insight Reports capturing key recommendations and outputs.
Upcoming Roundtable 6

A Pharmacy Lens on Cardiovascular-Renal-Metabolic & Obesity - Integrated Neighbourhood Care
Chair: Ghulam Haydar - National Senior Policy Lead, Pharmacy, NHS England
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How can innovative, integrated neighbourhood models leverage a cardio-metabolic lens to transform primary care delivery and improve health outcomes?​
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Date:
November 22nd, 12:00- 13:00pm (GMT), At Manchester Central Convention Complex, Windmill St, Manchester, M1 79G (In-Person)
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This session will explore how we can optimise neighbourhood working to improve outcomes for people living with cardiovascular, renal, metabolic and obesity. The discussion will focus on the role of pharmacy in delivering integrated, people-centred care, including:
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Digital and medicines optimisation
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Holistic approaches and care pathways
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Strengthening the leadership role of pharmacy
Speakers:



Stephen Riley
David Edeson
Alistair Gray
Roundtable 1: The Role of Medicines in the 10-Year Plan
Date: 25th June | 🕒 Time: 5:30–7:00 PM (UK Time GMT+1)
Theme: "The Role of Medicines in Delivering the NHS 10-Year Plan"
​Overview:
This high-impact roundtable brings together healthcare leaders to explore how pharmacy services can play a pivotal role in delivering the objectives of the NHS 10-Year Plan. Focus areas include integration, innovation, and medicines optimisation in a rapidly evolving policy landscape.
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Roundtable 2: Scaling Independent Prescribing in Community Pharmacy
Date: 1st July | 🕒 Time: 7:30–9:00 PM (UK Time GMT+1)
Theme: Advancing Clinical Roles Through Independent Prescribing in Community Pharmacy
Overview:
The second roundtable in the Pharmacy Policy Series focuses on the critical theme of scaling independent prescribing within community pharmacy. As healthcare systems evolve, empowering pharmacists with prescribing rights is essential to enhance access, relieve pressure on general practice, and optimise patient outcomes.
This session convenes senior leaders in pharmacy policy, clinical education, and community practice to examine the opportunities, frameworks, and strategic actions required to embed independent prescribing as a core component of primary care delivery.


Hear from our speakers


Roundtable 3: Making the Most of the Pharmacy Workforce
Date: 8th September | 🕒 Time: 6:30-8:00pm UK Time (GMT+1)
Theme: The pharmacy workforce to meet growing system needs
Overview:
The Medicine Policy Series Programme explores the evolving role of pharmacy in delivering integrated, community-focused care in line with NHS ambitions. Through a series of closed-door roundtables, forums, and insight reports, this programme brings together diverse senior healthcare leaders to identify practical improvements that support the integration and expansion of pharmacy services across the care continuum.


Hear from our speaker
Fin McCaul
FRPharmS, Vice Chair & CPE Regional Representative, Pharmaceutical services negotiating committee
Roundtable 4: The Future of Pharmacy – Innovation, Integration, and Impact
Date: 24th September | 🕒 Time: 5:30-7:00pm UK Time (GMT+1)
Theme: Innovations that are shaping the future of pharmacy
Overview:
As the NHS evolves, pharmacy must do too in the face of technological, educational, and workforce transformation, this roundtable will explore the future of the profession through the lens of innovation. It will explore how pharmacy can drive better outcomes through strategic medicines optimisation, digital innovation, and workforce transformation. Through dynamic discussion, stakeholders will examine opportunities and practical challenges facing the system, and propose collaborative strategies to ensure innovation enhances care, inclusion, and long-term sustainability across the pharmacy workforce and services.
Hear from our speaker
Reena Patel
Senior Healthcare Strategy Consultant, Leeds Health & Care
Aris Saoulidis
Senior pharmacist, NHS East Genomics
Roundtable 5: The Future of Medicines Optimisation: Driving Innovation, Equity and Better Use
Date: 7th October | 🕒 Time: 12:50-1:50pm UK Time (GMT+1)
Overview:
Theme: Future of Medicines
This roundtable will focus on how digital innovation is reshaping the future of medicines optimisation across pharmacy and wider healthcare systems. Stakeholders will examine the role of AI, automation, and digital tools in enhancing clinical decision-making, patient outcomes, and system efficiency. The roundtable will also consider ethical considerations, safety standards, and practical implications of digital adoption – ensuring that innovation is inclusive, scalable, and aligned with integrated models of care.
Roudtable 6: A Pharmacy Lens on Cardiovascular-Renal-Metabolic & Obesity - Integrated Neighbourhood Care
Date: 22nd November | 🕒 Time: 12:00- 13:00pm, CPC North, Roundtable Discussion Area, Manchester Central Convention Complex, Windmill St, Manchester, M1 79G (In-Person)
Overview:
Theme: Future of Primary Care
This roundtable will explore how pharmacy-enabled neighbourhood teams can deliver integrated, patient-centred care for people at risk of cardiovascular, renal, metabolic conditions, and obesity. The discussion will focus on building pharmacy capacity, including independent prescribing, diagnostic access, data visibility, and patient coaching, while aligning time and incentives with meaningful outcomes. The session will examine medicines optimisation, standardising protocols for initiation, titration, and deprescribing, and ensuring the right medicines reach the right patients at the right time. It will also highlight digital and data enablers for shared care planning, real-time collaboration, and coordinated care, while considering how national policy and incentives can support or hinder progress.A population-health perspective will underpin the discussion, strengthening pharmacists’ leadership, enhancing pharmacy technicians’ roles, and driving improvements in long-term condition management in line with the NHS 10-Year Plan.
Hear from our speaker
David Edeson
BPharm, MPharm
Associate Director for Medicines Optimisation & Clinical Director for Long Term Conditions, West Yorkshire ICB ​
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