A retrospective view of hospital pharmacy in the UK over the last 20 years

Abstract

In this article, we describe how the landscape of hospital pharmacy has changed over the last 20 years. As well as commenting on the impact of COVID-19 on services, we describe five major advancements namely: clinical pharmacy services, the development of multi-professional teams, policy changes, attitudes to using and producing evidence, advances in technology and workforce development. Finally, there is brief comment around the future challenges for hospital pharmacy in the UK