£46m 'wasted on unnecessary jobs'

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%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%More than £46 million of public money has been "wasted on 1,129 unnecessary jobs" in the NHS including an art curator and a car park environmental officer, the TaxPayers' Alliance (TPA) have said.

The majority of the money (£36 million) was spent on 826 public relations roles, while £6.8 million was spent on 165 equality and diversity staff, with £3.5 million spent on 86 "green" staff, according to an investigation carried out by the campaign group.

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