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Latest News
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Wales lead the way in campaign to end violence in pharmacies
Mon 9th December 2019
Once again, those in Wales are taking the issue of violence in pharmacies very seriously and are increasing their activity to keep pharmacists, pharmacy customers and patients safe from violence.
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Cymru yn arwain y ffordd yn yr ymgyrch i ddod â thrais mewn fferyllfeydd i ben
Mon 9th December 2019
Unwaith eto, mae rhai yng Nghymru yn cymryd mater trais mewn fferyllfeydd o ddifrif ac yn cynyddu eu gweithgaredd i gadw fferyllwyr, cwsmeriaid fferyllfeydd a chleifion yn ddiogel rhag trais.
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Clear approach to expertise in clinical settings needed
Fri 6th December 2019
The dynamics and rules of a GP practice are different to those in a pharmacy. Community pharmacists need to be aware of this as they move between the two settings, writes Claire Ward...
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Apprenticeships: Optometrists see eye to eye with Pharmacists as the two health professions face similar proposals
Wed 27th November 2019
The PDA team in Birmingham and our representatives across the country have been contacted by optometrists who face a very similar challenge to that encountered by pharmacists as large employers attempt to introduce an apprenticeship scheme, against the wishes of those health professionals.
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PDA and GHP issue joint statement on apprenticeship proposals
Mon 25th November 2019
The PDA and Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists (GHP) have issued a joint statement in response to the latest plans to establish an apprenticeship for pharmacists. The two trade unions have also written to Skills for Health today calling on them to listen to the organisations that represent the views of individual pharmacists.
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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 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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PDA respond to RPS consultation on a Competency Framework for Designated Prescribing Practitioners
Wed 21st August 2019
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) consulted from 21 June 2019 to 2 August 2019 on a competency framework for Designated Prescribing Practitioners (DPP).
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Latest Publications
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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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Insight Online – October 2019
Wed 23rd October 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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Hospital Pre-reg Insight – Autumn 2019
Mon 30th September 2019
Read our latest Insight magazine for more information about the support available for pre-regs.
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