
Revealed: Almost 50 data breaches involving pharmacies in 16 months
The UK’s data watchdog handled 49 potential data breaches related to concerns involving community pharmacy providers in a 16-month period, C+D can reveal.

Revealed: No open investigations into temporary pharmacy closures in Scotland
There are currently no open investigations into pharmacies in Scotland for closing their premises at short notice, 12 of the country’s 14 health boards have confirmed to C+D.

Revealed: Locations of 88 Asda pharmacies with reduced operating hours
Asda has revealed the locations of 88 of its pharmacies that have or will be changing their operating hours from this month.

How many incidents of crimes in pharmacies have been reported in your area?
Use this interactive chart to find out how many crimes in pharmacies in your area were reported over a three-year period, according to exclusive data uncovered by a C+D investigation

Why are pharmacy teams reporting fewer crimes to the police?
The number of reported crimes in pharmacies appears to have fallen steadily since 2019 – but is all as it seems? C+D investigates

Revealed: The most common crimes committed in pharmacies
Pharmacies endured a staggering 5,011 incidents of theft or shoplifting last year alone, according to reports C+D obtained from police forces in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

Rocks, crowbars, pistols: the weapons wielded against pharmacy teams
From screwdrivers to firearms, C+D reveals the range of weapons used to threaten or attack pharmacy teams, according to the results of a new investigation into crimes in pharmacies.

Call the police: The areas hardest hit by crimes in pharmacies
Police in five areas around the UK have each recorded more than 1,200 reports of crimes committed in pharmacies over a three-year period, according to data exclusively shared with C+D.

City of London: Steady surge in reports of crimes in pharmacies
Reports of crime committed in pharmacies in the City of London increased steadily over a three-year period, C+D can exclusively reveal.

Pharmacies hit by violent crime, as police record over 1k incidents in 2021
Police forces in England, Wales and Northern Ireland received at least 1,240 reports of violent crime committed in pharmacies in 2021, C+D can exclusively reveal.

Revealed: The average locum pharmacist pay rate in 2021
The average locum rate has seen a steep rise in the past year, making it the highest since C+D launched its annual Salary Survey in 2008, data from the 2021 survey has revealed.

Revealed: The average pharmacist branch manager salary across the UK in 2021
The average salary of UK community pharmacist branch managers was just over £47,000 in 2021, according to data from the C+D Salary Survey.
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