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NAWP encourages pharmacists to take part in Wear it Pink
Sun 8th September 2024
Friday 18 October 2024 is Wear it Pink day, which is one of the biggest fundraising events in the UK. The event, created by the UK’s largest breast cancer charity, Breast Cancer Now, raises money to support breast cancer research.
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PDA LGBT+ Network attends Manchester Pride 2024
Fri 6th September 2024
For the third year in a row, the PDA LGBT+ Network was proud to return and take part in Manchester Pride 2024. The annual Pride parade takes place on August Bank holiday weekend and this year fell on Saturday 24 August.
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PDA launches the Medicines to Gaza Campaign
Wed 4th September 2024
The successful Medicines to Ukraine campaign was part of a European collaboration which raised more than £4.5 million for medicines for Ukraine. The PDA is delighted to announce that the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) and national pharmacy leadership organisations from across four different regions of the world will now join the PDA to support a humanitarian relief campaign called ‘Medicines to Gaza’.
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Navigating the future: The crucial role of ethics and governance of AI integration in pharmacy
Wed 4th September 2024
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to evolve, community pharmacist and Chair of PDA’s Southeast Regional Committee, Nav Bhogal explores AI’s role in pharmacy. Nav also questions how AI can be governed and used ethically when dealing with patient safety and trust.
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Inequalities in Health Alliance welcomes the government’s commitment to tackle health inequalities
Mon 2nd September 2024
The IHA (Inequalities in Health Alliance) has released an open letter to Andrew Gwynne MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention, welcoming the government’s commitment to tackle health inequalities.
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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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PDA issues advisory information on the legal dispensing of methadone via instalment prescriptions
Wed 28th August 2024
A recent Coroner's Prevention of Future Deaths report has highlighted the actions of a responsible pharmacist as being a contributory factor to a patient's death. Their actions did not comply with controlled drug legislation. In response to this, the PDA is issuing an advisory note on the legal dispensing of methadone via instalment prescriptions.
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PDA publishes summary of the Pharmacy Technicians Report
Sun 5th May 2024
The PDA has launched its summary of the PDA Pharmacy Technicians Report for members. The summary outlines the key points and recommendations made in 2019.
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PDA cannot support DiCE best practice guidance for online prescribing of GLP-1 receptor agonists for weight management in adults
Fri 3rd May 2024
The PDA is unable to recommend reliance upon the guidance published by the Digital Clinical Excellence (DiCE) as it conflicts with an expert report commissioned by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC). The report is currently being used to prosecute significant numbers of pharmacist prescribers who use a questionnaire-based model of consultation.
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PDA BAME Network launches factsheet to mark Sickle Cell Awareness Month
Sun 1st September 2024
To mark Sickle Cell Awareness Month, the PDA BAME Network has published a factsheet to help raise awareness of the disease and help employers understand that pharmacists diagnosed with sickle cell may need time off work for medical appointments and treatment.
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Sickle Cell Disease in the UK: A Call to Action for Pharmacists
Sun 1st September 2024
The PDA BAME Network has published this report, compiled by co-opted committee member Deborah Nyaberi, on sickle cell disease. The report contains information on the disease, including prevention, the current treatment options, and how pharmacists can come together to improve care and equality
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PDA issues advisory information on the legal dispensing of methadone via instalment prescriptions
Wed 28th August 2024
A recent Coroner's Prevention of Future Deaths report has highlighted the actions of a responsible pharmacist as being a contributory factor to a patient's death. Their actions did not comply with controlled drug legislation. In response to this, the PDA is issuing an advisory note on the legal dispensing of methadone via instalment prescriptions.
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