Unions have reacted furiously to ministers’ rejection of a proposal for a national recruitment and retention premium for junior pharmacists.
The independent pay review body recommended the scheme as a way to boost numbers of pharmacists in the profession across the UK.
However, Health Secretary Andy Burnham said the recruitment problem was not severe enough to warrant such action.
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I’ve had some time to think about this decision and come to the conclusion that this Is another example of pharmacy and pharmacists in particular, being seen as the soft, low risk option. The BMA or RCN would not put up with this. Come on RPSGB, if you want to be the new representative body for pharmacy, you must respond to this decision in the strongest terms.