2021
January
- PDA welcomes supermarkets’ policy to enforce wearing of face masks
- PDA welcomes £500 payment for Northern Ireland health workers
February
- “A Thousand Little Ships” approach to Covid-19 vaccinations could boost capacity and uptake by millions
- PDA responds to reports that Morrisons will block the Scottish Government’s £500 Covid-19 payment to pharmacists
- Morrisons u-turn on blocking Covid-19 payments to individual pharmacists
- Locum and employed pharmacists should check arrangements for them to receive up to £500 government payment in Scotland and Northern Ireland
March
- Individual Coaching Support available via #LookingAfterYouToo
- NAWP welcomes ‘Ask for ANI’ scheme at LloydsPharmacy
- PDA welcomes funding announcements in Wales
- NAWP ‘Women Leading in Pharmacy’ event hailed a great success
- Update on the £500 one off non-consolidated payment to locums in Scotland
May
- PDA calls for rethink of decision to end free parking for NHS workers
- Pharmacists during the pandemic and life as a PDA rep
June
- Help raise the profile of community pharmacy funding in England
- An open letter to the national media about an MP practicing as a pharmacist
July
- Continued importance of the Covid-19 vaccination programme
- Covid-19 safety measures must continue in pharmacies
- Working as a newly qualified community pharmacist in the pandemic
- PDA Union welcomes award of George Cross to NHS employees
- The PDA calls on community pharmacy employers to show leadership and require the wearing of masks in pharmacies
- Employers’ representative bodies asked to work together to maintain safety standards
- Flu vaccination programme 2021-2022: Preliminary Information and an early alert
- Self-isolation rules change for NHS and social care employees in England
- England is only country not to issue pandemic recognition payment to NHS workers
August
September
- There is an urgent need to stem the tide of rising pharmacy closures
- Pharmacy during the Covid-19 pandemic and the future
- NHS bonus payment to pharmacists
October
- Guidance on booking Covid-19 booster vaccinations
- DHSC consultation on extending free PPE to the health and care sector after 31 March 2022
November
2020
March
- Working with other bodies
- PDA invite members to tell us what is happening with COVID-19 on the front line
April
- Employer Health and Safety Warning
- Back on the register – a guest blog on returning to pharmacy during the COVID-19 crisis
- Coronavirus Pandemic – Impact on Flu Vaccination Service 2020-2021
- Coronavirus Pandemic – Changes to the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001
May
- COVID around the world – snapshots of the COVID-19 response
- How palliative care has moved to the frontline during the COVID-19 crisis
June
July
- Reflecting on the PDA’s work to help in the fight against COVID-19
- How the coronavirus crisis has impacted on Prison Pharmacists
November
December
- How employers can support women pharmacists during Coronavirus pandemic
- PDA responds to an inquiry into the impact of COVID-19 on pharmacy and pharmacy teams
- PDA supports citizen group petition to save community pharmacies from closure