‘Locum could not be found’: Was 2022 the year of the temporary pharmacy closure?

Temporary closures dominated the headlines this year. But laying the sole blame for them on a shortage of pharmacists or rising locum rates somewhat misses the point, says C+D’s editor Beth Kennedy

C+D editor Beth Kennedy
"We can quibble over whether there really is a shortage of pharmacists until the cows come home"

Well, what a year it’s been for community pharmacy. After two years where COVID-19 reigned supreme in the news cycle, any hopes pharmacy teams had that the pressure would let up in 2022 were dashed as workloads continued to rise and funding stayed stagnant.

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