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The PDA (Pharmacists’ Defence Association)
The PDA is a not-for-profit organisation which supports the needs of individual employed and locum pharmacists and pharmacy students and, when necessary, defends their reputation. With more than 37,000 members we are the largest pharmacist membership organisation and the only independent trade union exclusively for pharmacists in the UK.
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Tue 5th December 2023
The PDA
The PDA has membership categories for all students and exam candidates, whatever the outcome and whenever they sat their assessment.
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Mon 4th December 2023
The PDA
Pharmacists continue to tell the PDA that there are several reasons why they choose to work in certain roles and would not consider others. The PDA is once again asking members to provide greater information around this to help inform the debate about the pharmacist workforce. Pharmacists sharing their views and experiences helps the PDA to tell their story and represent their interests.
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Thu 30th November 2023
The PDA
November is Islamophobia Awareness Month and to end the month the PDA BAME Network has launched a factsheet that provides an overview of Islamophobia in the workplace. The factsheet can also help pharmacists, trainees and students understand the impact of Islamophobia and help them lead conversations in the workplace on this issue.
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Thu 30th November 2023
The PDA
Following the implementation of the latest negotiated pay review, the PDA has updated its online ready reckoner which helps pharmacists employed at Boots understand where their pay sits within the agreed pay scale.
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Wed 29th November 2023
The PDA
The Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) Disabled Workers’ Conference will take place in Glasgow this week (2-3 December). Scottish-based PDA Rep, Susan MacKinnon, and PDA Scotland Head of Policy, Maurice Hickey will be attending the conference and getting involved in the activities that the conference has to offer.
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Supporting pharmacists during Covid-19
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New Scheme For GP Practice-Based Pharmacists
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PDA MEMBER NETWORKS
Learn about the PDA's Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Networks...
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Fri 13th October 2023
The PDA
The PDA recently responded to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) consultation on the proposal to enable registered pharmacy technicians to supply and administer medicines under a patient group direction (PGD).
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Thu 3rd August 2023
The PDA
The Westminster government’s Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill has now been passed and will become law, despite the opposition of trade unions and the efforts of many members of the House of Lords to challenge it.
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Sat 22nd July 2023
The PDA
Last week, the PDA hosted a member exclusive event to detail some of its recent work in the Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR) field. PDA Policy Officer, Tasnim Khan was joined by Specialist Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) pharmacist, Bee Yean Ng as they discussed the lessons learnt from Ukraine on managing the risk of AMR.
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Tue 28th November 2023
The PDA
This month, read about how we are supporting pharmacists after LloydsPharmacy completed the divestment of their branch network, the Pharmacy First service, and how PDA Student Reps are leading a campaign for fair financial support for MPharm students. Also, learn about upcoming events and workshops that you can get involved in.
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Wed 22nd November 2023
The PDA
The PDA urges contractors and NHS England to engage with the workforce to make it a success.
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Wed 1st November 2023
The PDA
Keeping you informed of all the PDA Union activities within Boots.

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