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Scotland invests £3.4m into pharmacy technician training scheme

08 Mar 2022

• By Valeria Fiore

The Scottish government has invested £3.4 million into a programme that will see up to 150 pharmacy technicians trained and recruited this year.

Scotland invests £3.4m into pharmacy technician training scheme

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