Survey of registered pharmacy professionals 2019 Main Report February 2018 Thornhill Brigg Mill, Thornhill Beck Lane, Brighouse, West Yorkshire, HD6 4AH Enventure Research T: 01484 404797 W: www.enventure.co.uk 1 General Pharmaceutical Council – Survey of registered pharmacy professionals 2019 – Main Report Report prepared by: Andrew Cameron [email protected] Report reviewed by: Matt Thurman [email protected] Katie Osborne [email protected] Enventure Research Head Office: Thornhill Brigg Mill, Thornhill Beck Lane, Brighouse, West Yorkshire HD6 4AH T: 01484 404797 London Office: Smithfield Business Centre, 5 St John's Lane, London, EC1M 4BH T: 0207 549 1616 W: www.enventure.co.uk E: [email protected] Reg no: 4693096 VAT no: 816927894 Enventure Research 2 General Pharmaceutical Council – Survey of registered pharmacy professionals 2019 – Main Report Contents Executive summary ............................................................................................................... 7 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 7 Methodology summary ........................................................................................................ 7 Response rate ..................................................................................................................... 7 Summary of key findings ..................................................................................................... 7 How to read the report ........................................................................................................ 11 1. About the research .................................................................................................... 13 1.1 Background ............................................................................................................. 13 1.2 Research aims and objectives ................................................................................. 13 1.3 GPhC register profile ............................................................................................... 13 1.4 Methodology and survey design .............................................................................. 16 1.5 Response rates ....................................................................................................... 17 1.6 Weighted respondent profile .................................................................................... 18 2. Registration with the GPhC ...................................................................................... 20 2.1 Year of registration .................................................................................................. 20 2.2 Route to register with the GPhC .............................................................................. 22 3. Working status ........................................................................................................... 26 3.1 Working in pharmacy in last 12 months ................................................................... 26 3.2 Settings worked in last 12 months ........................................................................... 29 3.3 Current working status............................................................................................. 40 3.4 Caring responsibilities ............................................................................................. 45 3.5 Work-life balance ..................................................................................................... 50 4. Current pharmacy related jobs ................................................................................. 55 4.1 Number of jobs held ................................................................................................ 56 4.2 Job titles in main job ................................................................................................ 61 4.3 Location of main job ................................................................................................ 68 4.4 Settings worked in main job ..................................................................................... 72 4.5 Working in multiple settings in main job .................................................................. 88 4.6 Hours worked per week in main job ........................................................................ 90 4.7 Employment status in main job ................................................................................ 95 4.8 Patient facing in main job ........................................................................................ 99 4.9 Responsibilities in main job ................................................................................... 103 4.10 Satisfaction in main job ...................................................................................... 116 4.11 Second pharmacy job ........................................................................................ 124 Enventure Research 3 General Pharmaceutical Council – Survey of registered pharmacy professionals 2019 – Main Report 4.12 Third pharmacy job ............................................................................................ 132 4.13 Hours per week across all pharmacy jobs .......................................................... 133 4.14 Settings across all pharmacy jobs ...................................................................... 137 5. Non-pharmacy related jobs .................................................................................... 139 5.1 Working in a non-pharmacy role ............................................................................ 139 5.2 Pharmacy and non-pharmacy work ....................................................................... 141 6. Community pharmacy ............................................................................................. 143 6.1 Job title in main job ................................................................................................ 144 6.2 Settings in community pharmacy in main job ........................................................ 144 6.3 Employment status in main job .............................................................................. 145 6.4 Full-time or part-time in main job ........................................................................... 146 6.5 Patient facing in main job ...................................................................................... 147 6.6 Responsibilities in main job ................................................................................... 148 6.7 Satisfaction in main job ......................................................................................... 149 7. Secondary care pharmacy ...................................................................................... 151 7.1 Job title in main job ................................................................................................ 152 7.2 Settings in secondary care pharmacy in main job ................................................. 152 7.3 Employment status in main job .............................................................................. 152 7.4 Full-time or part-time in main job ........................................................................... 152 7.5 Patient facing in main job ...................................................................................... 153 7.6 Responsibilities in main job ................................................................................... 154 7.7 Satisfaction in main job ......................................................................................... 156 8. Primary care pharmacy ........................................................................................... 158 8.1 Job title in main job ................................................................................................ 158 8.2 Settings in primary care pharmacy in main job ...................................................... 159 8.3 Employment status in main job .............................................................................. 160 8.4 Full-time or part-time in main job ........................................................................... 160 8.5 Patient facing role in main job ............................................................................... 161 8.6 Responsibilities in main job ................................................................................... 162 8.7 Satisfaction in main job ......................................................................................... 164 9. Locum pharmacists ................................................................................................. 166 9.1 Profile .................................................................................................................... 166 9.2 Jobs ....................................................................................................................... 168 9.3 Work settings in locum jobs ................................................................................... 169 9.4 Responsibilities in locum job ................................................................................. 170 9.5 Hours worked in main job ...................................................................................... 171 Enventure Research 4 General Pharmaceutical Council – Survey of registered pharmacy professionals 2019