Support for students

Pharmacy students on an MPharm degree course in Great Britain are eligible for support from the charity.

Studying to become a pharmacist is an exciting time, but can also bring challenges. Pharmacist Support is here to help pharmacy students on their journey to becoming pharmacists and beyond. We offer practical and wellbeing support, and are here to answer some of the key questions you may have. Here are ways we helped other students:

we have helped students dealing with a range of stressful situations through telephone support from a Listening Friend who can listen and support in confidence. They can help the student deal with any emotional, financial and study related stresses they may be facing
our wellbeing services have helped equip students with tools and techniques to help them better manage stress and anxiety
our Wellbeing Learning Platform offers students a dedicated student stream, full of wellbeing workshops, helpful videos and our top tips for students
we have provided information and advice to students covering a range of issues including money management, exam pressures and finding a placement
we have helped students facing unexpected hardship due to unforeseen circumstances or events such as ill health, bereavement or loss of income. In such cases we have provided a student hardship grant of up to £1,500 to assist with general living costs and bills. Payments cannot be made towards tuition fees
we can provide a bursary to final year MPharm students, further details can be found here
for students who are struggling with an emotional issue, we are able to offer funded counselling through our counselling partnership.

Find out more below about how we can help you.

Our support for students

Student experience

There is a lot of information you need to know when you’re a pharmacy student. This page provides key information, guidance and tips on what to expect from your MPharm degree and life at university as well as the support available.

Student bursary scheme

Our Bursary scheme helps final year students experiencing financial difficulty due to an ongoing significant challenge. Read on for more information on who is eligible and how to apply.

Financial Assistance

We understand how financial difficulties can impact mental health and wellbeing. Whether it’s managing the everyday or an unexpected change to your situation, getting help with financial difficulties early on could help to stop things spiralling out of control. Our financial support is here to provide a safety net and to help you get back…

Wardley Wellbeing Service

Our wellbeing support is here to help you and your team to prioritise your mental, physical and emotional health.

Listening Friends service

Listening Friends is our peer support service. This peer support service offers you the choice of speaking in confidence and anonymously to one of our trained volunteer pharmacists.

Counselling

If you would benefit from professional psychological support, we offer a confidential counselling service. You can access counselling sessions via phone, Zoom or for those within travelling distance to Altrincham, face to face.

A Dose of Wellbeing: the Pharmacist Support podcast

Listen to or watch A Dose of Wellbeing: the Pharmacist Support podcast designed to support, inspire and empower people working and studying in pharmacy.

Our wellbeing campaigns

As part of our commitment to our pharmacy family, we want to encourage conversations around mental health and wellbeing and provide a safe space and simple solutions to enable those in the profession to take action.

How we’ve helped others

Assistance from Pharmacist Support can come in many different ways to suit the needs of the individual. On this page, your pharmacy colleagues and peers share their real-life stories and how our charitable services supported them through difficulties.