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Struggles faced by locum pharmacists in Scotland
Mon 15th August 2022
With some Scottish health boards recently approving pharmacy closures on Saturdays, a PDA member discusses the struggles of working as a locum pharmacist, and how this is expected to only worsen.
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PDA Union members working in the NHS in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland reject the NHS pay award
Sat 13th August 2022
The result of a recent PDA survey for members employed on Agenda for Change terms in the NHS show a majority of pharmacists reject the pay award.
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Morrisons pharmacists may be impacted by hours reduction
Fri 12th August 2022
The PDA will be supporting their members employed at Morrisons to deal with any potential impact from a reported decision to reduce the operating hours in 'a number' of the CCA member's 117 pharmacies later this year.
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PDA publishes innovative proposals around opportunities for post-Covid-19 pharmaceutical care
Fri 12th August 2022
A report by the PDA proposes a more integrated healthcare system that could enable pharmacists to provide effective and more efficient care to patients. This integrated system aligns with the PDA’s Wider Than Medicines initiative to better utilise the skills of pharmacists as experts in medicines and the provision of pharmaceutical care.
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Humza Yousaf must enable ‘special measures’ to protect patients from unnecessary pharmacy closures
Wed 10th August 2022
The PDA says that the Scottish Health Secretary must now ensure the regulation of poor business behaviours and be prepared to take over rogue pharmacies, however large their corporate owner may be. If patients’ access to NHS services is to be protected from the consequences of avoidable full or part-day pharmacy closures.
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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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Scottish Health Secretary responds to parliamentary question about Well Pharmacy’s Covid policy
Fri 13th May 2022
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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PDA issues advisory information about Paxlovid® antiviral treatment for non-hospitalised patients
Mon 4th April 2022
The NHS is offering antibody and antiviral treatments to people with Covid-19 who are at the highest risk of becoming seriously ill if they contract the virus.
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PDA declaration on the climate emergency
Thu 10th February 2022
Like many other public, private and not-for-profit organisations across wider society and in the health sector, the PDA recognises the climate emergency and the importance of supporting a transition to a fully de-carbonised economy.
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PDA relaunches Provisional Registration Charter
Mon 1st August 2022
The PDA has relaunched its Provisional Registration Charter to support those that are eligible. This is following the GPhC's decision to offer provisional registration as part of their actions to address the issues which happened during the June 2022 assessment sitting.
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Insight Magazine – Summer 2022
Wed 6th July 2022
This month, the PDA distributed hard copies of the latest issue of Insight magazine to members and to pharmacies.
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Boots Newsletter – June 2022
Fri 24th June 2022
Keeping you informed of all the PDA Union activities within Boots.
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