The Pharmacist War on Shortages survey

Dear reader,

Welcome to The Pharmacist's War on Shortages survey.

We're on a mission to increase Government transparency around stock shortages. But we need your help. We need to hear how shortages are affecting your business to gather evidence of the severity of the problem.

Please note the results of this survey will be reported in aggregate terms in future coverage from The Pharmacist and you will not be quoted by name without your consent. Please enter your email address at the end to be entered into the draw to win £50 of John Lewis vouchers.

Many thanks,
Beth Kennedy
Editor, The Pharmacist

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* 1. How many pharmacies do you own?

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* 2. Which region is your pharmacy in?

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* 3. Has your pharmacy experienced problems with stock shortages in the past 12 months?

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* 4. Roughly how much money have you lost per month since Summer 2017 due to shortages?

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* 5. Have shortages increased your workload?

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* 6. How many wholesalers do you contact in the average week to try and source unavailable medicines?

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* 7. As a result of shortages, how much time a week do you spend sourcing unavailable medicines?

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* 8. Which five drugs have you had the most trouble in sourcing over the past 12 months?

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* 9. Have you taken any measures to cope with the pressures of stock shortages?

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* 10. Have you contacted the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) about shortages in the past six months?

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* 11. How confident are you about the future and the PSNC's ability to get 'a fairer price concessionary system'?

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* 12. Please describe how stock shortages have affected your business over the past 12 months

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* 13. How have your patients been affected by stock shortages?

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* 14. Any other comments?

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* 15. Please enter the best email address to contact you on to be entered into our prize draw

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