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NPA warns pharmacies still teetering on the brink of closure

NHS figures show that a further 72 pharmacies have closed this year so far in England, around two a week.

27 Aug 2025

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Alcohol Awareness Week

As beer gardens across the UK enjoy the summer tenure, Alcohol Awareness Week rolls around to remind us all to reflect on our relationship with alcohol.

06 Jun 2025

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Pressures survey deadline extended

CPE has extended the deadline for its Pharmacy Pressures Survey to Monday March 10.

27 Feb 2025

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Medicines shortages among top issues stressing pharmacists

The pressures that pharmacy teams are facing due to medicine shortages are highlighted in the sixth RPS Workforce Wellbeing Survey.

18 Feb 2025

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‘I haven’t had a day off for two years’: Survey finds rising staff costs are driving pressures

'Burnt out' business owners tell CPE they are struggling to afford adequate cover

21 Oct 2024

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Pharmacist Support launches latest campaign this month to help pharmacy teams

The campaign focuses on workplace culture, loneliness and professional isolation and physical health.

09 Oct 2024

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Poor mental health linked to long-term absences

New data from BrightHR shows mental health struggles as a prominent reason for long-term absences from work in the UK.

20 Sep 2024

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Pharmacy owners don’t know how long they can remain open as pressures bite

Nearly a sixth of community pharmacies in England could close within a year, CPE pressures survey warns.

27 Aug 2024

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In brief: Pharmacy pressures survey extended

The annual survey from Community Pharmacy England will now close at 12 noon on Monday April 8.

05 Apr 2024

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Pharmacy First is good but pharmacies ‘on their knees’, says Lib Dem MP

Richard Foord told parliament that although the launch of Pharmacy First “is good in theory,” pharmacies “are on their knees".

18 Mar 2024

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Webb: Working environments a major factor in staffing challenges

It's about more than the 'headline numbers,' CPhO David Webb tells P3pharmacy

27 Feb 2024

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NHS Workforce Plan puts £2.4bn into training and education

NHS chief executive Amanda Pritchard describes the Plan as “a once in a generation opportunity to put staffing on a sustainable footing for the years to come”.

30 Jun 2023

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Vast majority of community pharmacists at high risk of burnout

Poor staffing levels and lack of rest breaks among factors driving burnout, warns RPS.

12 Jan 2023

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Women's workplace wellbeing

With the new Women’s Health Strategy for England released over the summer, now more than ever is the time for workplaces to be focusing on supporting female employees.

12 Oct 2022

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HEE to publish report on why pharmacy technicians quit

University of Manchester researchers explore what drives attrition among pharmacy technicians

15 Sep 2022

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Awareness in April

After a stressful couple of years, this April is the time to focus on your mental health and destress.

01 Apr 2022

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