The COVID-19 pandemic affected the mental health of more than half of pharmacists

Founded 200 years ago, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) is a world-renowned independent civil society organization.
aims to provide doctors, dentists, veterinarians and medical students with a wide range of educational opportunities and to facilitate the exchange of information and ideas in medical science and practice.
published by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS), COVID-19 has a negative impact on the mental health of pharmacists.
according to the survey, more than half (54%) of pharmacists believe the pandemic has affected their mental health to some extent, with nearly a third (31%) saying it has a serious impact on their mental health.
addition, 72 per cent of respondents indicated that, overall, there were problems such as increased medical needs, understaffing, long working hours and lack of rest and rest time during the pandemic.
survey also found that 40 per cent of respondents thought their mental health was good, while 33 per cent said their mental health was poor and another 10 per cent said they were in poor health.
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