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A welcome and refreshing consultation on patient safety from NHS Improvement
Wed 13th June 2018
The PDA has welcomed proposals in NHS Improvement's consultation on patient safety investigations.
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PDA Union submit formal request for recognition as BPA are derecognised with immediate effect
Tue 12th June 2018
Following the decisive result in the ballot of Boots pharmacists, the Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) have terminated the agreement between Boots and the BPA, which blocked PDA Union’s previous attempts to get formal recognition at the company.
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Boots ballot – what’s next?
Fri 8th June 2018
The decisive voting in the ballot that ends the recognition agreement between Boots and the BPA should be the start of a new chapter for community pharmacy employee relations with the PDA Union now moving towards recognition as the independent voice of pharmacists at the company.
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PDA expresses concerns about the GPhC deregulation of independent prescriber training
Fri 8th June 2018
The PDA has taken issue with the GPhC’s proposals for pharmacist independent prescriber training, which includes the removal of the two-year-experience safety net, the absence of a syllabus and seemingly the intention to allow pharmacy technicians to design and deliver training courses.
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BREAKING NEWS: We can now reveal the Boots ballot results…
Wed 6th June 2018
There were 6,890 pharmacists and pre-registration pharmacists in the “bargaining unit” at Boots, each was eligible to cast one vote. They were asked if they supported the end of a recognition agreement between Boots and the Boots Pharmacists Association. Ending that agreement would clear the way for PDA Union to be recognised.
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Winners of the 2018 Welsh Pharmacy Awards revealed
Mon 4th June 2018
The 2018 Welsh Pharmacy Awards took place at the Vale Resort in Glamorgan on the 24th May. The annual event honours the pharmacy sector’s emerging talent, as well as the service delivered by pharmacist’s year after year. This year’s ceremony marked the 10th anniversary of the awards.
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Freedom of Information request reveals thousands of pharmacy closures during normal opening hours
Tue 29th May 2018
The PDA have written to NHS England and the General Pharmaceutical Council following a Freedom of Information request which revealed thousands of pharmacy closures during their normal opening hours.
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PDA respond to news that Rowlands is considering reducing pharmacies to cope with funding cuts
Fri 25th May 2018
The PDA will be supporting any members affected by the announcement that Rowlands - the UK’s fourth-largest pharmacy chain, is considering reducing its pharmacy network to cope with funding cuts.
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PDA attend PLEA meeting to discuss ethical dilemmas for pharmacists
Tue 22nd May 2018
On 14 May 2018, Mark Koziol, Chair of the PDA attended the PLEA Annual General Meeting to give a presentation on ethical dilemmas for pharmacists. The presentation had a particular focus on those in GP practice-based pharmacy.
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GPhC consults on regulation of registered pharmacies
Mon 21st May 2018
The GPhC is consulting until 9 August 2018 on changes to its approach to regulating registered pharmacies.