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How to save a life
Pharmacists and other health professionals provide a crucial role in supporting people who are struggling with mental illness or at risk of suicide Lauren* struggled in secret for years with …
A compassionate conversation
How can pharmacists identify and support people who may be thinking about suicide? Pharmacists are “primely positioned” to recognise when someone may be at risk of suicide and provide pathways …
‘Sexual harassment is never acceptable in the workplace.’
PSS responds to a young female pharmacist’s account of being sexually harassed by a colleague while she was an intern (warning: this article may trigger distress for some readers) A …
‘They feel powerless.’
More than 60% of health workers have experienced poor mental health due to work, a new survey has found – and pharmacists are no exception A new report by the …
Pharmacy students raise more than $16,000 for charity
Pharmacy students have raised a huge amount for the 2019 NAPSA Congress charity, the Pharmacists’ Support Service The National Australian Pharmacy Students’ Association (NAPSA) gifted $16,534 in donations to the Pharmacists’ …
Managing stress and minimising burnout risk as a pharmacist
What are the symptoms of burnout, and how can you protect yourself against it during the busy holiday season? Kay Dunkley from the Pharmacists’ Support Service explains Research looking at …
Pharmacist support in the UK
The PSS has presented findings of the National Stress and Wellbeing Survey of Pharmacists, Intern Pharmacists and Pharmacy Students to an international audience This month Pharmacists’ Support Service (PSS) executive …
Calls to Pharmacists’ Support Service continue to increase
Today is World Mental Health Day, and the PSS is encouraging all pharmacists to take time to focus on their own mental health and wellbeing The Pharmacists’ Support Service (PSS) …
PSS calls for support
Pharmacists’ Support Service (PSS) says it is a good time to support the work of PSS and pharmacy colleagues with a tax deductible donation before 30 June John Coppock, President …
Stressed out
New resource aims to help pharmacists confront stress in a profession with higher than average suicide rates A new resource has been launched by the Pharmacists’ Support Service as it …
Talking pharmacists & mental health with PSS
Gillian Swinnerton tells AJP host Miranda about the user-friendly Pharmacist Support Service, available to pharmacists and interns. PSS offers support related to the many demands of being a pharmacist in …
Stressed? Here’s help
Pharmacists now have access to a new resource on managing stress The Pharmacists Support Service has announced a new publication for Australian pharmacists: Managing Stress in Pharmacy: creating a healthier …