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Research digest: The need for a Pharmacist Clinician Model in a collaborative workforce

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

Ahead of the UK’s 2026 regulatory changes, which will give all new pharmacist registrants full and independent prescribing rights, a new paper offers a critique of a Pharmacist Clinician Model, outlining the need for such a model and offering a systematic approach to its safe and effective development.

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The evolution of the pharmacist prescriber: a prescription for change

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

This figure will increase significantly in the coming years as all newly qualified pharmacists will be licensed prescribers on the day of their registration from 2026 onwards. of all UK registered pharmacists. Perceptions, challenges and future outlook The broader reception of pharmacist prescribing has been positive but varied.