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Just 13% of two-year Pharmacy First budget spent in 8 months

 
• By Kate Bowie

The pharmacy minister has revealed that just £82 million of the “up to” £645m Pharmacy First budget was spent in the first eight months of 2024/25 – as an NHS official has revealed that they are “not aware” of further plans to publicise the service.

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“I'm not aware of an actual comms plan to do more at the moment"
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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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