More than 100 extra pharmacists employed in mental health community teams since 2019/2020

Exclusive: The Pharmaceutical Journal has found that more than 100 pharmacists have been recruited into community mental health teams across 36 NHS trusts in the past five years.
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The ‘NHS mental health implementation plan 2019–2024’ identified a need for 260 pharmacist posts in integrated community care teams by April 2024

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At least 100 pharmacists have been employed across community mental health teams for people with severe mental illness (SMI) in England since 2019/2020, an investigation by The Pharmaceutical Journal has revealed.

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