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A quarter of contractors take no salary as just 14% of pharmacies turn a profit

CPE’s pressures survey shows a fifth of pharmacies considering redundancies to manage costs

14 Jul 2026

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'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

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RPS calls for pharmacy workforce support

The RPS invited pharmacists to share evidence to help inform its response to the Government’s call for evideence.

10 Nov 2025

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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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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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Long read: Health and higher education need to work together

Leaders across both health and higher education need to join up and work together to deliver on NHS long term workforce planning for the future, say Matthew Taylor and Michael Wood.

29 Oct 2024

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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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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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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

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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

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PDA takes umbrage over GPhC and CPhO 'letter of thanks'

Joint letter of thanks to pharmacists in England highlights workforce pressures - an issue consistently highlighted by PDA

09 Jan 2024

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