Pharmacy workforce struggles

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Pharmacy workforce struggles

Natasha Jojoa Burling

Natasha Jojoa Burling

Woman with long dark hair lifting a medicine box from a shelf. Background shows shelves full of medicines at a pharmacy
Under pressure pharmacies are struggling to find staff as more pharmacists look elsewhere for jobs [Image: National Cancer Institute on Unsplash]

Pharmacist numbers are being eroded by many factors, including funding, costs associated with practising, overwork and better remuneration overseas. Natasha Jojoa Burling reports

Pharmacies are feeling the pressure as workforce shortages impact the sector and more pharmacists head overseas. The latest Pharmacy Council workfo, Geographical distribution of the pharmacy workforce, Geographical distribution of the pharmacy workforce [Image: Source: Image adapted from Pharmacy Council]