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Insight Online – September 2020
Mon 21st September 2020
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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A PDA member shares their story: A provisionally registered pharmacist’s hopes for the future
Tue 15th September 2020
In our latest member voice article, Abigail Clarke, a provisionally registered pharmacist and PDA rep shares her pharmacy journey to date; from deciding to study pharmacy to her hopes and aspirations for the future. Find out how Abigail first got involved with the PDA and what advice she has for future pre-regs.
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How can Pharmacist Support help you?
Mon 14th September 2020
We were delighted to sponsor the #ACTNow wellbeing campaign and support the profession’s charity, Pharmacist Support. We would appreciate your input in helping to shape future activities like this by asking that you complete the charity's short survey.
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Lloyds pharmacists pass first test on road to union recognition
Fri 11th September 2020
Pharmacists at LloydsPharmacy (Lloyds) have made significant progress towards trade union recognition as the government body that oversees the process has formally accepted their application. The process now moves forward to decide which pharmacists will be included in the bargaining unit.
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Latest minutes of the Joint Consultative Committee at Boots
Tue 8th September 2020
The minutes of the latest Joint Consultative Committee meeting between representatives of the company and the PDA Union have been published.
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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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- 1346Active Cases
- 932Membership Queries
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Coroner’s Prevention Of Future Deaths Report
Wed 26th August 2020
We have been made aware of a Prevention of Future Deaths Report which was issued by the Senior Coroner at St Pancras Coroner’s Court.
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Coroner highlights the role of poor medicines review in death of patient
Fri 21st August 2020
The BMJ recently reported on the sad death of a patient who died of a tramadol overdose. The patient was found to have significant quantities of unused repeat medicines in their home.
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PDA comment on announcements of pay increases for public servants
Wed 22nd July 2020
Pharmacists working in the NHS will understandably question why they were not included in the government's announcement this week. The PDA advises caution when reading the reports of the increases as some key facts have been left out of the Treasury press release.
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Insight Online – September 2020
Mon 21st September 2020
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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NAWP Newsletter – August 2020
Wed 26th August 2020
Welcome to the latest issue of the NAWP newsletter - the quarterly mailing that keeps you up-to-date on news, events and issues that relate to women in pharmacy.
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Joining the PDA – General Poster
Thu 20th August 2020
Here is the PDA general poster. We encourage you to share this with colleagues.
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