Looking back at 2024: a review of the biggest stories in pharmacy

The PJ Pod

As has become tradition, The PJ Pod’s final episode of the year looks back over some of the most significant stories in pharmacy in the past 12 months, before members of The PJ editorial team make their predictions for 2025. Big stories of 2024 have included the launch of Pharmacy First in England, a persistent ethnicity pay gap in the profession, the emerging threat of nitazines, slumping vaccination rates and new legislation allow pharmacy technicians to take on a wider role. Please do let us know what you think we have missed in this episode on social media, using the hashtag #PJPod or email us at: [e-mail]. This episode is presented by Carolyn Wickware, executive editor, and produced by Geoff Marsh. Thank you to Dawn Connelly, senior features editor; David Lipanovic, senior clinical reporter; Sophie Willis, investigations editor; Corrinne Burns, RPS correspondent; and Caitlin Killen, clinical editor, for their contributions.