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Antidepressant prescribing in England on the rise, reveals NHSBSA report

NHS Business Services Authority revealed 92.6 million antidepressant items were prescribed to about 8.89 million patients in 2024-25.

25 Jul 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Football on Prescription scheme tackles antidepressant overprescribing in Stroud

GP surgeries in Gloucestershire are taking part in a scheme to help people over the age of 50 improve their mental health by prescribing them football matches.

21 Jul 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacist Support launches latest campaign this month to help pharmacy teams

The campaign focuses on workplace culture, loneliness and professional isolation and physical health.

09 Oct 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Study reveals ‘human cost’ of ‘relentless’ pharmacy workplace pressures

The vast majority of staff who responded to a Royal Pharmaceutical Society and Pharmacist Support survey are at high risk of burnout.

21 Feb 2024 , 4 Min Article

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Pharmacists urged to talk about mental health at the Pharmacy Show

Mental Wealth Academy Harpreet Chana held a session on stress and burnout at the Pharmacy Show this morning.

15 Oct 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacy has important mental illness and early cancer diagnosis role

Community Pharmacy England's 10-year vision said pharmacies can help reduce health inequalities under NHS England's Core20PLUS5 programme.

20 Sep 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Number of patients prescribed antidepressants increased over three months

The NHS Business Services Authority said 4,530,000 patients were prescribed items in April, rising to 4,730,000 in May and 4,760,000 in June.

14 Sep 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Over 8.5 million people were prescribed antidepressant items in 2022-23

Nearly 86 million antidepressant items were prescribed in 2022-23, according to the latest official figures.

06 Jul 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Vast majority of community pharmacists at high risk of burnout

Poor staffing levels and lack of rest breaks among factors driving burnout, warns RPS.

12 Jan 2023 , 4 Min Article

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Lloyds staff in Isle of Man 'leave work crying' amid ongoing patient abuse

Staff receiving 'death threats' as patients angered by long wait times, employee reveals

10 Nov 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Charity sees big increase in searches for exam and counselling information

Visits to Pharmacist Support's counselling and peer support pages rose by 163 per cent.

06 Jul 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Smoking may increase risk of developing mental illness

Smoking likely to increase a person's risk of developing schizophrenia, say researchers.

20 Jun 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Mental health training for pharmacists opens application process

The 12-month scheme starts this spring and offers 50 pre-funded places.

28 Mar 2022 , 1 Min Article

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RPS: Nine out of 10 pharmacists at high risk of burnout

Nine out of 10 are at high risk of burnout and one in three have considered leaving the profession.

09 Dec 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Mental health champions should be in all pharmacies across the country

Mental health first aiders have a crucial role to play according to a Pharmacy Show panellist.

18 Oct 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Children in troubled households more likely to suffer mental health issues

Researchers looked at the anonymised hospital and GP records of 190,000 children in Wales.

19 Aug 2021 , 1 Min Article

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