Locums

‘Less than minimum wage’: Boots offers locum pharmacists £11 an hour ‘in error’

The multiple has “immediately corrected” an advertised locum rate of just £11 an hour, after pharmacists on social media warned that low rates would see pharmacists “coming to a foodbank near you soon”.

‘Respite to employment challenges’: Average UK locum rate nosedives 10% in a year

Pharmacist locum rates in some parts of the UK have plummeted by a third since 2022, new data from Locate a Locum has revealed.

‘Peasant wages’ for 'muppets': Christmas locum rates set to plummet

Pharmacists have deemed upcoming Christmas locum rates advertised by pharmacy multiples as “terrible”.

Locate a Locum launches £5k final-year MPharm scholarship fund

The locum booking platform has announced a new scheme offering five final-year MPharm students £1,000 “to support their education” and the opportunity to become “brand ambassadors”. 

Community and prison locum elected new NAWP president

Lourette Latif Philips will serve as the new National Association of Women Pharmacists (NAWP) president until 2026, the PDA has revealed.

No time to waste! Politicians ‘of all colours’ must expand Pharmacy First

CCA chief executive Malcolm Harrison says his report into the Pharmacy First rollout shows a ‘postcode lottery’ emerging across the country, and that there is capacity for hundreds of thousands more consultations if the government accelerates...

From an agent: Selling up?

Selling your pharmacy is a momentous life decision that requires careful planning and execution in 2024 to ensure you secure the best possible outcome.

‘Vigilant’ locum pharmacist uncovers 20,000-pill tramadol prescription fraud

Noman Ahmed’s impressive memory helped uncover a three-year tramadol tablet prescription fraud, C+D has learned.

Asda pharmacy set to close amid drop in footfall and locum ‘staffing gaps’

The “difficult decision” to close an Asda pharmacy branch comes after “long-term underfunding” and difficulty securing pharmacists, the supermarket has said.  

Can contractors force locums into Pharmacy First? – A legal perspective

A recent argument questioned whether contractors can require locums to be trained to provide Pharmacy First services. David Reissner gives a legal perspective…