September 22, 2025

Pharmacy education for sustainable healthcare: a UK progress update and call to action

Key Points

Pharmacy education for sustainable healthcare has seen notable improvements in the UK, yet significant gaps remain.
A recent call to action outlines necessary changes to enhance education in sustainability, impacting future healthcare professionals.
Current initiatives focus on integrating sustainability into pharmacy curricula, ensuring students are equipped for future challenges.
Collective engagement from educational institutions and healthcare sectors is needed to maximize the potential of pharmacy education.

Abstract

Journal Article Pharmacy education for sustainable healthcare: a UK progress update and call to action Get access Nuala Hampson, Nuala Hampson Conceptualization, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing Centre for Sustainable Healthcare, Suite 310, 266 Banbury Road, Summertown, Oxford OX2 7DL, United Kingdom Corresponding author. Centre for Sustainable Healthcare, Suite 310, 266 Banbury Road, Summertown, Oxford OX2 7DL, United Kingdom. E-mail: email protected https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9833-7071 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Lisa M Fitzpatrick, Lisa M Fitzpatrick Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing School of Pharmacy, De Montfort University, The Hawthorn Building, The Newarke, Leicester LE2 7BY, United Kingdom Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Min Na Eii Min Na Eii Conceptualization, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing Pharmacy Department, Sunderland Royal Hospital, Kayll Road, Sunderland SR4 7TP, United Kingdom https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6856-5443 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, riaf067, https://doi.org/10.1093/ijpp/riaf067 Published: 21 September 2025 Article history Received: 18 December 2024 Revision received: 12 June 2025 Accepted: 16 July 2025 Published: 21 September 2025

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