Results from the C+D Salary Survey give an annual snapshot of what it's currently like to work in UK community pharmacy, covering topics including pay, conditions, workplace stress and burnout.
Coverage from the Salary Survey has revealed everything from the average locum rate and how this varies around the country, to what it's really like to work at the biggest pharmacy chains in the UK. Does your experience of working in community pharmacy tally with that of your peers? Take a look at the stories below to find out more.
‘A history of failure’: Weldricks boss blasts pharmacy negotiator
Weldricks operations director David Vanns has said that pharmacy negotiator CPE “negotiated a lot of losses for people this year”, in an exclusive interview with C+D.
Weldricks posts £1.4m loss amid funding ‘war of attrition’
Weldricks’ operations director has said that its 2023 losses were caused by inflation “running ahead of the rate” that the pharmacy was getting paid, in an exclusive interview with C+D.
What is life really like working at the sector’s biggest employers?
See how pharmacy workers at the largest multiples fared in terms of pay rises, bonuses, work-life balance, stress levels and workload during 2023, according to data from the C+D Salary Survey
Cuts, overdrafts and closures: Business becoming ‘impossible’ for contractors
Pharmacy contractors have been left struggling to “make ends meet” with the majority reporting a drop in profitability and their own take-home pay last year, C+D’s annual Salary Survey has revealed.
‘It’s a minefield’: Why I want to offer dental services next to my pharmacy
Pharmacist Mohamed Fayyaz Haji has plans to offer dental and phlebotomy services in consultation rooms next door to his pharmacy, he told C+D.
Gender pay gap between female and male non-manager pharmacists hits £4K
Male non-manager pharmacists earned over £4,000 more than their female colleagues on average in 2023, data from the C+D Salary Survey has revealed.
‘Soul destroying’: C+D survey reveals contractors in crisis mode
Pharmacy owners are crushed by work as C+D’s annual Salary Survey reveals that more than four in ten contractors want out of the profession
Average salary of non-manager pharmacists sees dramatic uplift
The average salary for non-manager community pharmacists has dramatically increased after seeing a dip in 2021, new C+D data has revealed.
Locum rate drop reflects latest in real-terms 15-year ‘pay cut’, says PDA
When adjusted for inflation, last year’s sudden drop in locum rates is just another hit to rates that have “significantly” fallen since 2008, the pharmacy union has said.
Community pharmacy burnout levels sky-high as 85% consider quitting
New data from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) and Pharmacist Support has found that 93% of the community pharmacy workforce are at risk of burnout, compared to 86% of pharmacy staff in general practice.
What was the average UK pharmacist branch manager salary in 2023?
The average community pharmacy branch manager salary across the UK was around £52,000 in 2023, according to data from the annual C+D Salary Survey.
At a glance: How do locum rates vary across Great Britain?
Use C+D's interactive chart to compare locum pharmacists' average hourly rate across Great Britain over the last four years
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