Healthcare Sector
Diversity increasing among UK pharmacists
Employment Law & HR update 21/06/2012
Diversity among pharmacists in the UK experienced a significant
rise between 2010 and 2011, with the number of black or minority
ethnic and female pharmacists significantly increasing.
The new General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) figures have shown
that the number of pharmacists from a black or ethnic minority
background rose from 34 per cent to 39 per cent between 2010 and
2011.
The trend is expected to continue as well, with the GPhC
highlighting that just under 70 per cent of new entrants to the
register in 2011 were from black or minority ethnic
backgrounds.
Female pharmacists also now represent 59 per cent of the
register, following a steady long-term year-on-year rise.
The GPhC’s chief executive, Duncan Rudkin, said that they would
be using the findings to try to best serve the interests of the
industry and its employees.
“This analysis gives us a fascinating insight into the
continuing changes in the pharmacy workforce in Great Britain,” he
said. “We are also looking forward to gaining a greater
understanding of the pharmacy technician workforce and will be
publishing the results of this analysis later this year.”
The research was carried out or the GPhC by the Centre for
Pharmacy Workforce Studies at the University of Manchester’s School
for Pharmacy.
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