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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 36,000 members we are the largest pharmacist membership organisation and the only independent trade union exclusively for pharmacists in the UK.
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Sat 27th May 2023
The PDA
The PDA is supporting calls to ensure there is full disclosure of evidence to the Covid-19 Public Inquiry to ensure the facts become known and the country can be better prepared for future pandemics.
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Fri 26th May 2023
The PDA
In this edition, read about how you can get involved in the Medicines to Ukraine campaign and be part of our delegation at international pharmacy congresses. Also, read about our attendance at the BPSA‘s Annual Conference, the opportunity to get involved in the new PDA Student Committee, and how 4th-year students can transition into their trainee year with PDA membership.
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Thu 25th May 2023
The PDA
Liam Volk (he/him) has been elected unopposed as the President of the PDA’s LGBT+ Pharmacists’ Network. Liam is the second President of the PDA LGBT+ Network since it launched in April 2020 as part of the PDA’s dedicated work to meet the demands of the growing and diverse membership and advance their work on equality.
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Wed 24th May 2023
The PDA
Intersection is the PDA's newsletter bringing together news from all four PDA Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Networks.
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Wed 24th May 2023
The PDA
The PDA is reminding pharmacists, and potential new employers, that the trade union recognition agreement secured by pharmacists employed at LloydsPharmacy will transfer along with their contracts if their pharmacy is sold as a share sale.
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Supporting pharmacists during Covid-19
Learn how the PDA is supporting pharmacists in the fight against Covid-19...
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New Scheme For GP Practice-Based Pharmacists
Learn more about how the PDA is keeping you covered...
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PDA MEMBER NETWORKS
Learn about the PDA's Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Networks...
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Tue 9th May 2023
The PDA
As part of the plan to support primary care, the government and NHS have pledged an investment of £645m over the next two years.
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Tue 1st November 2022
The PDA
Locum pharmacists were briefly hopeful that issues arising from IR35 may have been overcome but instead they continue to face certain barriers created by some employers.
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Fri 13th May 2022
The PDA
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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Wed 10th May 2023
The PDA
The PDA Ability Network has developed a factsheet that highlights key information and sources of support around reasonable adjustments at work.
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Tue 25th April 2023
The PDA
Welcome to this month's issue of Insight Online. This month, read about the pay settlement that we agreed on with Hallo Healthcare and about the upcoming PDA LGBT+ Network elections. Also, learn about an exclusive PDA Plus benefit for PDA members.
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Sun 23rd April 2023
The PDA
The PDA has responded quickly to recent concerns from members facing the prospect of redundancy. Today, the PDA publishes its most up-to-date redundancy guide.
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