Revealed: 75% of locum pharmacists report high stress levels

Three quarters of locums rate their stress levels as high, blaming an increase in workload and low staffing levels, according to the C+D Salary Survey 2019.

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Eight-seven per cent of locums said their workload has increased over the past year

Of 229 locum pharmacist respondents to the survey, which ran between October 1 and November 14, 218 told C+D about their stress levels.

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