StaffWISE project part 1: Exploring the connection between burnout, staffing, and patient safety

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November 24, 2025

StaffWISE project part 1: Exploring the connection between burnout, staffing, and patient safety

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Read the first publication in our series of short papers reporting on the Nova Scotia Pharmacy Regulator’s Staffing and Workload Initiative for Safety and Effectiveness (StaffWISE) project. Click the button below to access the full article.

Since 2001, the Nova Scotia Pharmacy Regulator (NSPR) has had a regulatory requirement in place that a pharmacy must have a staffing plan in place that is commensurate with patient care needs. Despite having this requirement for over 20 years, concerns brought forward from pharmacy professionals about their workplace conditions, including being understaffed, have been steadily increasing over the past several years. While workplace conditions were traditionally seen as a responsibility for advocacy organizations, the NSPR became concerned about the impact of the pharmacy practice environment on quality of care and patient safety.

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