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Boots Employees Vote For Macmillan To Receive A £3,308 Charity Donation
Mon 13th August 2018
After promising to give £1 to charity for each Boots pharmacist and pre-registration graduate who voted in the recent derecognition ballot, last week the PDA Union donated £3,308 to Macmillan Cancer support, which was selected by voters as their preferred charity to receive the donation.
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Pharmacists at Boots take next step in recognition campaign after talks with company end without agreement
Wed 25th July 2018
Members of the PDA Union are taking the next step in their campaign to improve employee relations at Boots following a series of meetings with the company’s senior management, where a possible voluntary arrangement was discussed, but which ended without agreement.
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Wales sets the standard and backs Safer Pharmacies Charter and zero tolerance approach to Violence in Pharmacies
Fri 20th July 2018
Community pharmacies across Wales will soon receive a copy of the Safer Pharmacies Charter. The document, produced by the PDA (Pharmacists’ Defence Association), outlines seven commitments to improve safety and care for patients, through better working conditions in UK pharmacy practice.
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PDA release first chapter of anticipated Pharmacy Technicians Report
Wed 18th July 2018
The PDA (Pharmacists’ Defence Association) have released the first chapter of a highly anticipated new pharmacy technicians report that assesses the current roles and capabilities of pharmacy technicians in the UK.
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Mark Koziol explains why the PDA has released a report about pharmacy technicians
Mon 16th July 2018
Mark Koziol, Chairman of the PDA (Pharmacists’ Defence Association), has published his introductory statement explaining why the organisation has spent over three years producing a report about the role of pharmacy technicians in community pharmacy.
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“The public must not be confused or misled about pharmacy technician capabilities”
Mon 9th July 2018
Pharmacy in Practice have issued their latest article on a key topic in the PDA's Pharmacy Technicians Report. Read the full article here...
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Further “recognition” discussion between PDA Union and Boots’ senior management
Fri 6th July 2018
A team of PDA Union representatives held a second meeting with senior Boots managers on Thursday 5 July at a Boots’ store in Derby and discussions continued about the union’s formal request for recognition at the employer.
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Pharmacy technicians don’t want to be responsible for supervising pharmacies
Thu 5th July 2018
A recent survey found that most pharmacy technicians don’t want to take responsibility for supervising pharmacies - and even those who would consider it would only do so if their jobs significantly changed.
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“Pharmacy technicians are not pharmacists”
Fri 29th June 2018
Pharmacy in Practice have issued their latest article on a key topic in the PDA's Pharmacy Technicians Report. Read the full article here...
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Talks begin between PDA Union and Boots’ senior management
Tue 26th June 2018
A team of PDA Union representatives attended a meeting with senior Boots managers on Friday 22 June, at Boots’ head office in Nottingham, as part of the process to establish how the company and union respond to the wishes of pharmacists expressed through the recent ballot.