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Boots Newsletter – June 2021
Wed 30th June 2021
Keeping you informed of all the PDA Union activities within Boots
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Fit to Sit? Understanding when to withdraw and when to nullify for the July 2021 Assessment
Mon 28th June 2021
The GPhC has issued guidance regarding the process leading up to the assessments to be held on the 27, 28 & 29 July, including practice questions and information for the day of the exam.
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Applications are now open for the Welsh Pharmacy Awards 2021
Fri 25th June 2021
The entry process for the 2021 Welsh Pharmacy Awards is now open and the PDA encourages members in Wales to get involved, to self nominate or to nominate others.
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Student e-newsletter – June 2021
Wed 23rd June 2021
In this edition, read first-hand accounts of how MPharm students across the UK are coping with studying during a global pandemic.
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Pharmacist Support invites trainee pharmacists to join the ACTNow wellbeing campaign
Mon 21st June 2021
This week (21-25 June), PDA’s charity partner Pharmacist Support is running a campaign to help trainee pharmacists (pre-regs) to focus on their wellbeing.
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Boots pharmacists prepare for 2021 pay talks
Thu 17th June 2021
PDA members at Boots are preparing for the 2021 pay talks with the company in the expectation of a far better deal than last year after the company formally recognised there is a potential crisis of recruitment and retention due to reasons including insufficient rates of pay.
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Help raise the profile of community pharmacy funding in England
Fri 11th June 2021
The PDA support the 38 Degrees petition, created by the NPA, that calls on the Westminster government to recompense pharmacies for the extra costs they have incurred by staying open to provide health services during the COVID-19 pandemic. The petition now has almost 100,000 signatures, but needs more to make sure politicians and the general public know about this issue.
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Third-year pharmacy students: Oriel applications are now open
Thu 10th June 2021
Oriel applications are now open for third-year students in England, Scotland and Wales who wish to begin their training in July/August 2022. The application deadline is Wednesday 23 June 2021.
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Employers’ report into pharmacy workforce challenges does not address their basic responsibilities
Fri 4th June 2021
A disappointing report from the three major community pharmacy employer bodies ends with nine recommendations for others to act, but fails to include a single commitment about what the employers will do.
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PDA members help pre-regs in the run up to the July 2021 assessment
Thu 3rd June 2021
Last week, three PDA members were guest speakers at an online PDA event that helped to support over sixty pre-regs due to sit the July assessment. The session, held exclusively for PDA members, saw Johnny Blatchford, Samuel Opoku and Abby Clarke share their experience of sitting the first online assessment in March 2021.