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Boots prison pharmacists to be transferred to Sodexo
Thu 27th August 2020
Pharmacists employed by Boots in several prisons are having their employment transferred to a subsidiary of the French multinational Sodexo that provides custodial and post-release services to the UK Ministry of Justice, including directly managing several prisons.
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How the coronavirus crisis has impacted on trainee pharmacists (called pre-reg until end of summer 2021) – part 4
Thu 27th August 2020
In the fourth instalment of our ‘coronavirus and its impact on trainee pharmacists (called pre-reg until end of summer 2021)’ series, we talk to Samuel Opoku, a PDA trainee pharmacists Rep who after being unsuccessful in passing the pre-reg assessment in 2019, was denied the chance to retake the assessment earlier this year or become a provisionally registered pharmacist.
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PDA sponsor student category of Scottish Pharmacy Awards 2020
Tue 25th August 2020
The PDA is pleased to sponsor the Student Leadership Award for another year at the Scottish Pharmacy Awards in Glasgow on the 25th November 2020 and encourage all those eligible for this award to consider applying.
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Lloyds pharmacists raise concerns about change proposals
Thu 20th August 2020
The PDA has received multiple reports from members after asking for details from the large number of pharmacists who may need support with dealing with the company’s so-called “transformation and harmonisation programme”.
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How the coronavirus crisis has impacted on pharmacy students – part 5
Wed 19th August 2020
In the latest instalment of our ‘coronavirus and its impact on pharmacy students’ series, we talk to Zahra Nawaz, a second-year student from the University of Wolverhampton. Here, Zahra shares her experience of studying during a global pandemic, life during lockdown and what she has learned since becoming a PDA Student Rep.
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PDA Pandemic Series Update – 19 August 2020
Wed 19th August 2020
With each edition, we will aim to bring to your attention important issues either those that we are working on or general background information that helps you with your practice.
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How the coronavirus crisis has impacted on pre-registration pharmacists – part 3
Wed 12th August 2020
In the latest instalment of our ‘coronavirus and its impact on pre-registration pharmacists’ series, we talk to Noel Kizere, a PDA Rep who at the point of writing this article, was a pre-reg hospital pharmacist. Noel is now a provisionally registered pharmacist who will shortly begin working at Boots.
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Your help needed to pass on an URGENT request for Lloyds pharmacists to pledge support for union recognition
Mon 10th August 2020
All pharmacists at LloydsPharmacy have the opportunity to pledge their support for the profession to secure an independent voice at work through a trade union recognition agreement. Although we can contact those who are already our members directly, we need the help of our 31,000 members to help us get this message to those Lloyds pharmacists who have not yet joined the PDA.
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PDA provide guidance for pharmacists at Lloyds
Mon 10th August 2020
The PDA have produced some general guidance in response to the growing number of pharmacists asking them for assistance as a result of the LloydsPharmacy (Lloyds), so-called: “transformation and harmonisation programme”.
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Benefits for Lloyds pharmacists from union recognition
Fri 7th August 2020
PDA Union representative Paul Flynn sends a message to professional colleagues at LloydsPharmacy about the real difference trade union recognition can bring to pharmacists.