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Latest News
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PDA respond to NHS England consultation on draft Primary Care Network DES Service Specifications
Mon 27th January 2020
NHS England consulted from 23 December 2019 to 15 January 2020 on draft Primary Care Network DES (Direct Enhanced Service) Specifications.
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PDA Union/Boots agree 7.6% pay increase to newly qualified pharmacists rate. Current cohort to receive 11.8% total increase by August.
Mon 20th January 2020
The PDA Union and Boots have jointly announced further pay increases for pharmacists at the company.
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Wales police praised for taking action on safety for pharmacy staff and patients
Thu 16th January 2020
The PDA is praising the action of police in Wales who are visiting pharmacies to discuss safety and support the association’s campaign to end violence in pharmacies and keep pharmacists safe from harm in their workplaces.
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NAWP begins a new chapter as a network of the PDA
Tue 7th January 2020
The new year brings an exciting opportunity for you to join the relaunched National Association of Women Pharmacists (NAWP). We're delighted to say that the experience of NAWP standing up for women pharmacists is now combined with the resources and campaigning reach of the PDA.
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Boots pharmacists respond to PDA Union pay survey
Tue 24th December 2019
More than 500 pharmacists, some PDA Union members and others not, completed a recent survey which followed up on the first pay settlement negotiated with pharmacists at the pharmacy multiple.
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Revalidation
The PDA is keen to support our members to engage with the new revalidation requirements successfully...
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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Latest Consultations
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PDA respond to NHS England consultation on draft Primary Care Network DES Service Specifications
Mon 27th January 2020
NHS England consulted from 23 December 2019 to 15 January 2020 on draft Primary Care Network DES (Direct Enhanced Service) Specifications.
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PDA responds to BEIS Flexible working and family-related leave and pay consultation
Thu 14th November 2019
The Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has consulted on ways to encourage employers to be more transparent about their approach to flexible working and to parental leave policies.
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PDA responds to the GPhC’s consultation on Education and Training Requirements for Pharmacy Support Staff
Fri 30th August 2019
The GPhC consulted from 5 July 2019 to 23 August 2019 on draft requirements for the education and training of pharmacy support staff.
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Latest Publications
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NAWP begins a new chapter as a network of the PDA
Tue 7th January 2020
The new year brings an exciting opportunity for you to join the relaunched National Association of Women Pharmacists (NAWP). We're delighted to say that the experience of NAWP standing up for women pharmacists is now combined with the resources and campaigning reach of the PDA.
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NAWP newsletter – December 2019
Sun 22nd December 2019
The December newsletter of the National Association of Women Pharmacists is now available for download from the PDA website
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Insight Online – November 2019
Fri 22nd November 2019
Welcome to the latest issue of Insight Online - the regular mailing that keeps you up-to-date on PDA news and events, as well as issues that may affect you at work.
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