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‘Staggering’ £387 million spent on GP pharmacist recruitment via ARRS

 
• By Kate Bowie

Pharmacy minister Neil O’Brien has revealed that 46% of ARRS funding has been spent on the recruitment of “clinical pharmacists”.

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CCA: "A staggering amount of money that has directly led to the shortfall of community pharmacists”
Kate Bowie

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Kate Bowie joined C+D as a digital reporter in August 2023 after graduating from a master’s in journalism at City, University of London. She began covering the primary care beat at the end of 2022, when she carried out several health investigations focused on staffing issues, NHS funding and health inequalities.

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