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PDA is represented at the STUC Youth Conference
Sun 3rd July 2022
The Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) held its Youth Conference in Clydebank on the 25 and 26 of June 2022. The PDA was able to send its first-ever delegates, Hammad Mukhtar and Megan Boyle, two pharmacy students from Strathclyde University, to the conference representing the PDA.
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PHARMACY ECO-SYSTEM: Appropriate decisions needed on skill mix and respective responsibilities of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians
Sat 2nd July 2022
As plans for future skill mix in England’s community pharmacy are to be announced, the PDA is republishing their Pharmacy Technician’s Report.
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PDA responds to the GPhC’s consultation ‘Draft equality guidance for pharmacies’
Fri 1st July 2022
The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) recently consulted on its ‘Draft equalities guidance for pharmacies.’ Whilst the PDA welcomed this consultation, it has a number of concerns around certain aspects of the consultation.
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PDA membership numbers continue to increase
Thu 30th June 2022
Even more pharmacists are joining the PDA and a report to the PDA Union annual meeting today confirmed numbers have reached a record level.
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PDA calls for urgent action from GPhC and PSNI to retain credibility of the online assessment examinations
Thu 30th June 2022
At the beginning of 2022, the BTL Group Ltd, which made approximately £10 million in profit last year, was appointed the new provider of the common registration assessment sittings on behalf of the General Pharmaceutical Society (GPhC) and the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland (PSNI).
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Supporting pharmacists during Covid-19
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New Scheme For GP Practice-Based Pharmacists
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The PDA (Pharmacists’ Defence Association)
The PDA is a not-for-profit organisation which supports the needs of individual pharmacists and pharmacy students and, when necessary, defends their reputation. We are the largest pharmacist membership organisation and the only trade union exclusively for pharmacists in the UK.
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Scottish Health Secretary responds to parliamentary question about Well Pharmacy’s Covid policy
Fri 13th May 2022
The Scottish Health Secretary, Humza Yousaf, has responded to a direct question about Well Pharmacy's Covid policy, confirming that that if staff test positive for COVID-19, regardless of whether they have symptoms, they should not attend work for a minimum of 5 full days.
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PDA issues advisory information about Paxlovid® antiviral treatment for non-hospitalised patients
Mon 4th April 2022
The NHS is offering antibody and antiviral treatments to people with Covid-19 who are at the highest risk of becoming seriously ill if they contract the virus.
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PDA declaration on the climate emergency
Thu 10th February 2022
Like many other public, private and not-for-profit organisations across wider society and in the health sector, the PDA recognises the climate emergency and the importance of supporting a transition to a fully de-carbonised economy.
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Boots Newsletter – June 2022
Fri 24th June 2022
Keeping you informed of all the PDA Union activities within Boots.
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PDA LGBT+ Network launch resources to support LGBT+ inclusive education
Thu 2nd June 2022
June is Pride month which each year celebrates LGBT+ communities around the world. In honour of the month, this year, the PDA LGBT+ Network is launching a range of resources as part of an ongoing #LGBTplusMPharm campaign to update the curriculum at Schools of Pharmacy where LGBT+ inclusion is lacking.
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Insight Online – June 2022
Wed 1st June 2022
This month, find out how to register for our 2022 Annual General Meeting, we update you on pharmacist apprenticeship scheme discussions, and learn about new NHS guidelines for flexible working requests. Also, find out how you can nominate Pharmacist Support to win a share of £1 million to help more people in the profession.
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