-
PDA BAME Network invites nominations for upcoming elections
Mon 23rd September 2024
Three positions are available: President, Vice-President, and Honorary Secretary.
-
PDA releases flu and Covid-19 vaccination services guidance 2024
Fri 20th September 2024
The PDA's Advice Line receives numerous calls from members each season around the provision of flu vaccination services.
-
NHS Pharmacists’ Newsletter – September 2024
Thu 19th September 2024
Welcome to the PDA NHS Pharmacists' Newsletter for PDA members. In the issue learn about how to join the PDA Primary Care Network and a reduction of working hours for NHS staff in Scotland. Also read about the experiences of a trainee pharmacist in the NHS and why one member became a PDA Rep.
-
PDA update on the NPA’s second ‘Day of Action’ campaign
Wed 18th September 2024
The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) is launching their second ‘Day of Action’ on 19 September 2024. This day follows their first ‘Day of Action’ on 20 June 2024 and continues raising awareness of community pharmacies' funding crisis. The PDA wishes to update its members on the outcome of recent discussions with the NPA.
-
The highs and lows of being on-call
Tue 17th September 2024
In this latest Member Voice article, an anonymous hospital pharmacist has shared why they transitioned from working as a community pharmacist to working as a hospital pharmacist. They also share how being on call was a stressful experience to start with but became one of the most satisfying elements of hospital practice for them.
-
PDA’s response to Darzi Review
Thu 12th September 2024
The PDA has made an initial response to the Darzi review report.
-
Are you fit to sit for the November 2024 assessment?
Tue 10th September 2024
The PDA is offering advice to those eligible to sit the November 2024 assessment as they enter their final weeks of preparation.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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’.