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The PDA launches web portal with the NHS in England which helps to ensure that locums do not miss out on their own prioritised Covid-19 vaccination
Fri 29th January 2021
PDA will ensure that self -employed locums can enjoy the same access to Covid-19 vaccination priority as do their employed colleagues.
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PDA welcomes £500 payment for Northern Ireland health workers
Thu 28th January 2021
The PDA Union, which represents pharmacists across the UK, has welcomed the announcement from Northern Ireland Health Minister Robin Swann that he intends to provide a one-off £500 special recognition payment to health and social care workers due to their work during the coronavirus pandemic.
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A thousand little ships: PDA calls for community pharmacists to administer second doses of the Astra Zeneca vaccine
Wed 27th January 2021
The PDA is to urge the NHS to develop its strategy for the delivery of the second vaccination in good time and to give the role of the second vaccination of the Astra Zeneca vaccine to the national community pharmacy network as part of a collaborative and integrated NHS process.
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Reporting likely Covid-19 exposure as a workplace incident essential as “long Covid” becomes issue for some
Wed 27th January 2021
The PDA reiterates the strict legal duty of employers to maintain safe and healthy workplaces and to report likely Covid-19 exposure at work resulting in an infection to the Health and Safety Executive.
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Keeping on track: A pharmacy students’ advice on how to stay focused during a pandemic
Sun 24th January 2021
In our latest member voice article, Anjuli Bali, a third year MPharm Student at the University of Huddersfield shares her experience of struggling to study from home and how she overcame her obstacles. Anjuli also details how being a PDA Student Rep has helped her to find her voice and shares what support is available to fellow students.
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PDA resources to help pharmacists during this pandemic
Fri 22nd January 2021
Alongside representing pharmacists’ views and securing outcomes that help them at work, the PDA has produced several resources to assist pharmacists during this pandemic.
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PDA urges pharmacists and employers to utilise COVID-19 risk management tool
Tue 19th January 2021
In the ‘third wave’ of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the daily death tool reaching record levels, the PDA urges pharmacists and employers to utilise their free toolkit that will help to identify and remove risks in community pharmacy.
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PDA agrees a web portal with the NHS in England to help ensure that locums do not miss out on their prioritised Covid-19 vaccination
Mon 18th January 2021
PDA will ensure that self -employed locums can enjoy the same access to Covid-19 vaccination priority as do their employed colleagues.
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Community pharmacy should be used to its potential in vaccination programme, but it must be done safely
Fri 15th January 2021
Safe levels of pharmacist workload must be a key consideration in the vaccination roll out plans for community pharmacy.
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PDA welcomes supermarkets’ policy to enforce wearing of face masks
Thu 14th January 2021
PDA members working in supermarket pharmacies are welcoming news that the wearing of face masks will be compulsory for customers who do not have a medical exemption. All four major supermarket chains have announced that they will begin enforcing mask-wearing to help to keep staff and customers safe.