workplace stress
Mental health in the pharmacy profession
To mark Mental Health Week (10-18 Oct), the AJP and PSS hosted this exclusive webinar event to address the mental wellbeing of the pharmacy profession Topics including stress factors for …
COVID-19: From surviving to thriving
Brought to you by the AJP and the Pharmacists’ Support Service, and presented by Helen Lowy, pharmacist and counsellor This one-hour webinar is designed to help pharmacists understand how the …
The costs of a mentally unhealthy workplace
What is workplace bullying? And how can community pharmacy owners alleviate workplace stress? Guild employment experts provide the answers According to the latest statistics, mental illness is more prevalent than …
Extreme workloads ‘a major problem’: PSA
Pharmacists need more time to be able to do their professional role of medication dispensing appropriately, says the member organisation The PSA has responded to a statement from the Pharmacy …
On the edge
40% of pharmacist readers say they have experienced burnout in the past, while a further quarter are undergoing it right now… so what are pharmacy organisations doing to help? “Burnout” …
The dangers of burnout and stress
An “isolated, depressed” rural pharmacist has been suspended after supplying restricted drugs to customers without scripts and falsifying dispensing records over two years In early 2010, the pharmacist in charge …
Unsafe, stressed and overworked
A study has shone a spotlight on stress in the pharmacy profession— and found stress levels comparable to those experienced by other health professionals Half of Australia’s pharmacists are dissatisfied …
Mental health and wellbeing in the pharmacy
How do you look after yourself, your colleagues and staff? Pressure seems to be mounting on all sides in the pharmacy space, for both owners and employees. It is important …
Calling for help: Part 2
We take a look at a couple of real-life stories of pharmacists who have experienced workplace pressures, customer abuse and more This is the second installation of a two-part series …
What you said: Pharmacist recognition, workloads
Rounding up reader comments on our top stories from the past week Last week we heard from the Pharmacy Council of NSW about the pressures some pharmacists are under with …