2023 data shows a shift towards locum working 

Between 2022 and 2023 there was an increase of 3% in the proportion of the workforce working as a locum pharmacist, with a decrease in the proportion of the workforce who were employed on a regular or relief basis. 

Employed pharmacists
Locum pharmacists*
Relief pharmacists**
48%
44%
9%
2022 HC
46%
47%
7%
2023 HC