Employment

Government proposes 3% pay rise for NHS staff in England

The proposal of a 3% pay rise is for staff in England on NHS Agenda for Change pay bands.…

More than a third of NHS trusts have no ethnic minority pharmacists at senior levels

Exclusive: Of 87 NHS trusts and health boards across Great Britain that provided latest data, 34.5% do not employ pharmacists from ethnic minority backgrounds at NHS 'Agenda for change' band 8b or above.…

Six-fold increase in registration applications from overseas pharmacists

Exclusive: Data from the General Pharmaceutical Council show that there were 353 applications for the Overseas Pharmacists Assessment Programme between 4 March 2021 and 17 October 2021.…

A balancing act: parental leave, your rights and returning to work

Six pharmacists share their experiences of taking parental leave and what to consider when returning to work.…

Boots nearly doubles value of pay package offered to pharmacists, says PDA

A previous offer from the company was rejected by Boots pharmacists.…

Pay gap for pharmacists from ethnic minorities is more than £3,500 per year, survey suggests

Exclusive: The Pharmaceutical Journal's annual salary and job satisfaction survey has found a statistically significant pay gap in favour of white pharmacists for the past four years.…

Pharmacists to join NHS industrial action over pay rise offer

Exclusive: The Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists says it will encourage its members to join any industrial action planned over pay.…

Pharmacists increasingly offered starting bonuses to counter workforce shortage

After pharmacists were added to the Home Office's shortage occupation list, the number of joining bonuses worth thousands of pounds for pharmacy jobs were found to have increased during summer 2021.…

Hospital pharmacists urged to consider industrial action in response to 3% pay rise

Exclusive: The Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists is encouraging its members to take part in Unite's consultative ballot, open from 27 August until 24 September 2021.…

Hospital pharmacists’ body ‘extremely disappointed’ in 3% pay rise for NHS staff

The Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists has criticised the government's announcement of a 3% pay rise for NHS staff.…