Policies A-Z
Published: 24 June 2026
Our members deal with many different issues every day, whether working in community, hospital or other pharmacy sectors.
That’s why we’ve created a range of professional guides dealing with legal, ethical and good practice to support you in your day-to-day practice.
Below are all our policies and key issues we’re engaging with.
A
Access to end of life medicines in care homes
Access to patient health records
Aesthetic practice and pharmacy
Artificial intelligence (AI) in pharmacy
Artificial intelligence, copyright and intellectual property
Assisted dying (under review)
C
Cancer support and community pharmacists
Care homes: Pharmacists improving care in care homes
D
Diabetes policy: Using pharmacists to help improve care for people with type 2 diabetes
Digital capabilities for pharmacy workforce
Support for DPPs (pharmacist designated prescribing practitioners)
Drug deaths and the role of pharmacy teams
E
F
Facilitated self-selection of pharmacy medicines
Future of pharmacy in a sustainable NHS
G
Gender dysphoria and incongruence
GP surgeries: Pharmacists working with/in GP practices
H
L
M
Medicines shortages: Solutions for empty shelves
Mental health and wellbeing: The role of pharmacy (COVID-19 and beyond)
Mental health conditions: Improving care of people in England
Mental health conditions: Improving care of people in Scotland
Multidisciplinary teams in general practice (Wales)
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P
Palliative and end of life care
Patient group directions by pharmacy technicians
Pharmacist independent prescribing
Prescribing and dispensing by the same healthcare professional (guidance)
Prescribing and dispensing by the same healthcare professional (position statement)
Prescription charges in England
Primary care networks in England
Putting the patient first: how pharmacy can get it right
R
Repeat prescribing position statement (Scotland only)
S
Strengthening pharmacy governance (supervision)
Structured medication reviews in England