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PDA Union/Boots agree 7.6% pay increase to newly qualified pharmacists rate. Current cohort to receive 11.8% total increase by August.
Mon 20th January 2020
The PDA Union and Boots have jointly announced further pay increases for pharmacists at the company.
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Wales police praised for taking action on safety for pharmacy staff and patients
Thu 16th January 2020
The PDA is praising the action of police in Wales who are visiting pharmacies to discuss safety and support the association’s campaign to end violence in pharmacies and keep pharmacists safe from harm in their workplaces.
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NAWP begins a new chapter as a network of the PDA
Tue 7th January 2020
The new year brings an exciting opportunity for you to join the relaunched National Association of Women Pharmacists (NAWP). We're delighted to say that the experience of NAWP standing up for women pharmacists is now combined with the resources and campaigning reach of the PDA.
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Boots pharmacists respond to PDA Union pay survey
Tue 24th December 2019
More than 500 pharmacists, some PDA Union members and others not, completed a recent survey which followed up on the first pay settlement negotiated with pharmacists at the pharmacy multiple.
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NAWP newsletter – December 2019
Sun 22nd December 2019
The December newsletter of the National Association of Women Pharmacists is now available for download from the PDA website
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Pharmacists reminded of importance of GDPR
Fri 20th December 2019
PDA members are reminded of the importance of complying with data protection regulations, after a pharmacy was fined £275,000 in the first use of fining powers under the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).
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Pharmacists apprenticeship development has been “paused”
Fri 20th December 2019
The PDA and GHP wrote to Skills for Health and issued a joint statement on 25th November 2019 outlining the concerns of pharmacists about the apprenticeship proposals. Skills for Health, today announced, on behalf of the employer group that is seeking to develop a pharmacist apprenticeship, that the development of their proposal is going to be "paused".
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Latest PDA members’ donation to pharmacist charity
Sat 14th December 2019
PDA have donated another eleven thousand pounds to the pharmacist support charity. The money comes from members topping up their membership fees with donations and the £1 for each member that the PDA donates each year.
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PDA is supporting members that are being transferred out of Boots
Thu 12th December 2019
The PDA is representing the interests of pharmacists who are being transferred from Boots to a new employer in Derby. We are also making sure that they are not unlawfully disadvantaged by the transfer.
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PDA student reps attend Young Members Development Weekend
Wed 11th December 2019
To mark Young Workers Month, the PDA was represented at the GTFU Young Members Development Weekend, which took place from 22nd – 24th November 2019 at Quorn Grange Hotel in Leicestershire.