Which 10 cities are recording the highest pharmacist locum rates?

There is a wide regional disparity between the hourly rates charged by locum pharmacists across the UK, according to pay analysis on the third quarter of this year carried out by booking platform Locate a Locum.

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Locate a Locum scrutinised more than 56,000 locum pharmacist shifts booked via its platform

Locums across Scotland commanded the highest hourly rates in this period, the agency revealed, amid warnings that the “volatile and unpredictable economic environment” could soon see rates across the UK fall.

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