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Locuming in 2022: ‘A game of cat and mouse’
Responding to C+D’s 2022 Salary Survey, locum pharmacists detailed fighting to secure shifts, mounting workloads and changes to the profession. Read what they had to say
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Revealed: The average locum pharmacist pay rate in 2022
The average locum rate has rocketed to a new record high for a second year in a row, data from the 2022 annual C+D Salary Survey has revealed.
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Trio of crimes: Pharmacies hit by two burglaries and attempted robbery in one week
Three pharmacies across the UK endured either a break-in or an attempted robbery this week, including Lloysdpharmacy and Rowlands branches.
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APPG chair: Next pharmacy contract could be five-year deal agreed ‘in phases’
All-Party Pharmacy Group (APPG) chair Taiwo Owatemi has suggested that the next community pharmacy contract could be another five-year deal in an exclusive interview with C+D.