From the magazine
Come in, we’re open
In almost every Irish town, the most trusted part of the health service is a high-street shop. Ireland is quietly making it the front line, letting pharmacists treat, prescribe and catch illness early. In a country with Europe’s healthiest people yet its longest hospital waits, senior pharmacist Tom Murray thinks this shopfront shows what modern care should look like, and increasingly the State agrees.
Not the technology. The people
Europe is entering a decisive decade for healthcare. Artificial intelligence is transforming diagnostics, biotechnology is opening new treatment possibilities, personalised medicine is becoming a reality, and digital health is changing how care is delivered. These developments rightly dominate discussions about Europe’s competitiveness and the future of life sciences. Yet one fundamental question remains largely unanswered: Who will deliver these innovations to patients?