Workplace pressures

Mental health,

'I don't have a life': 7 in 10 say pharmacy pressures affect mental health

CPE survey reveals work-related stress is almost universal in pharmacy

12 Nov 2025

Business environment,

Pressures survey deadline extended

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

27 Feb 2025

Pharmacy team,

‘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

Charity,

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

Business,

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

Financial Management & Funding,

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

Mental health,

Study reveals ‘human cost’ of ‘relentless’ pharmacy workplace pressures

The vast majority of staff who responded to a Royal Pharmaceutical Society and Pharmacist Support survey are at high risk of burnout.

21 Feb 2024

Public health,

NPA chair: Pressures mean pharmacists struggle to think about Pharmacy First

Nick Kaye said “lots of contractors” have expressed the view that they are “not ready” for it because they do not have “the headspace."

12 Jan 2024

Practice,

NHSE and GPhC warn of “exceptional challenges” facing pharmacy teams

In an unusual move, David Webb and Duncan Rudkin seek to reassure pharmacists that current pressures would be taken into account in the event of regulatory action.

04 Jan 2024

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