During Mental Health Awareness Week, the charity and the RPS hosted key stakeholders at a roundtable on the impact of pharmacy workforce wellbeing on patient safety.

Our now well established weeklong campaign will focus on topics ranging from getting mentally prepared for the assessment, practical assessment support and becoming a fully-qualified pharmacist, through to stories from former trainees who have come through their own struggles.

This year we're joining forces with pharmacy schools up and down the country to prioritise student wellbeing.

The state of mental health and wellbeing in pharmacy is a huge concern, with the risk of burnout of those working within the profession remaining worryingly high, the latest survey findings reveal.

As we navigate through these challenging months ahead – recognising that for some the Christmas festivities can also be a trigger – the temptation to self-soothe stress and anxiety with mood altering substances and behaviours, can be high.

This article contains support for people who are feeling lonely throughout the festive season.

The second in our Winter series of Let's Talk articles, aimed at highlighting the assistance available during these particularly pressured and challenging months, focuses on the help available through our peer support and counselling service.

Talk Money Week kicks off a series of articles focused on supporting you through these challenging winter months and addressing the coping mechanisms some may turn to to deal with these pressures.

Pharmacists from across the profession share their candid journeys with mental health and wellbeing through the ACTNow Breaking the Silence series.