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PDA launches FREE revision resources to support trainee pharmacists
Thu 11th May 2023
The PDA supports members in every stage of their career. In order to help trainee pharmacists with their assessment in June, the PDA has developed three programmes that are completely free to trainee members.
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Northern Ireland Healthcare Award Winners 2023 revealed
Thu 4th May 2023
The NI Healthcare Awards took place last week Thursday (27 April) to showcase the talent and triumphs of the region’s leading healthcare professionals. Now in its 24th year, the annual ceremony celebrates the extraordinary healthcare initiatives being delivered throughout the last 12 months.
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Lloyds Pay Settlement 2023
Tue 28th March 2023
Confirmation of the pay settlement negotiated for pharmacists at LloydsPharmacy in 2023
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Students, start your own ‘Medicines to Ukraine’ campaign at your university
Wed 15th March 2023
PDA Student Rep, Nonyelum Anigbo talks about a unique opportunity for pharmacy students to get involved with the worldwide humanitarian campaign 'Medicines to Ukraine' and to develop and demonstrate transferable skills like leadership, project management, and advocacy along the way.
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Pharmacy students, sign up to the ACTNow campaign this University Mental Health Day
Wed 8th March 2023
To coincide with University Mental Health Day on 9 March, the PDA’s charity partners Pharmacist Support are running their annual ACTNow campaign for pharmacy students.
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PDA’s Safer Pharmacies Survey 2022
Tue 7th March 2023
Keeping patients safe is key to the role of every pharmacist, but less-than-safe working conditions risk harm to patients as well as damaging consequences for pharmacists, such as impacting on their physical or mental health.
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Pharmacists echo poor working conditions faced in NHS hospitals
Tue 7th March 2023
This is the story of every Trust up and down the country with NHS staff facing immense pressures which, hand in hand with staff shortages, is producing the perfect storm.
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Vaccinations data highlights the contribution of community pharmacy in Covid-19 campaign
Tue 7th March 2023
In February 2021, the PDA launched 'A Thousand Little Ships', a proposal to maximise the NHS mass vaccination capability when demand was expected to dramatically increases once the second doses began. Analysis of vaccination data shows the successful contribution that pharmacists working in communities have made.
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PDA members highlight pressures relating to medicines supply issues
Tue 7th March 2023
PDA members recently participated in a survey during the week before Christmas 2022 at the height of challenges around medicines availability, some of the PDA’s findings were featured in a recent Health Service Journal article about shortages.
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Welcome to the February 2023 PDA Update in LloydsPharmacy
Sun 19th February 2023
Keeping you informed of all the union activities within LloydsPharmacy...