• PDA reveal results of COVID-19 risk assessment and PPE survey
• Risk assessments are crucial to reducing COVID-19 in the workplace
• Pharmacists at LloydsPharmacy begin their formal campaign for union recognition
• Boots Pharmacists Pay Claim 2020
• Reflecting on the PDA’s work to help in the fight against COVID-19
• How the coronavirus crisis has impacted on pharmacy students – part 3
• Have you joined a PDA equality network yet?
• Latest News
• Take advantage of your PDA Plus member benefits

PDA reveal results of COVID-19 risk assessment and PPE survey

Thank you to everybody that completed the recent PDA survey which examines the experience of pharmacists relating to risk assessment and the use of PPE during the pandemic. The survey had a particular focus on the treatment of BAME pharmacists who have been shown to be at increased risk of COVID-19-related harm. The BAME Network was the first to complete the survey before it went out to the wider membership.

We received 745 responses to the survey, which was completed by a cross-section of pharmacists of different ages, working across a variety of sectors, but with the majority in community pharmacy. In terms of unfair allocation of higher risk duties at work compared with colleagues of similar job profiles, the majority of respondents were unsure of the reason. In the case where a reason was known or speculated about, the graph below indicates the reasons.

Risk assessments are crucial to reducing COVID-19 in the workplace

Pharmacists at LloydsPharmacy begin their formal campaign for union recognition

In the legal process, such a formal application must be preceded by an initial letter to the company asking for recognition and this was submitted at the beginning of February 2020. The letter followed an earlier series of discussions between the company and the union about the possibility of recognition.

Have you joined a PDA equality network yet?

Earlier this year, we launched four member equality, diversity & inclusion (EDI) networks to further our work on equality and bring groups of pharmacists together. The PDA already help individuals to stand up to any form of discrimination through casework support, which is already a core part of what we do to help pharmacists at work, however, we will typically only get asked to be involved after the discrimination has already occurred.

The four growing EDI networks (NAWP, BAME, LGBT and Ability) provide a structure through which PDA members can work together to proactively tackle discrimination and the causes of discrimination.

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17/07/20 – PDA Pandemic Series Update – 17 July 2020

15/07/20 – How the coronavirus crisis has impacted on pharmacy students – part 4

09/07/20 – PDA response to Boots announcement

08/07/20 – National Executive Committee to determine a formal response following the recent LloydsPharmacy announcement

06/07/20 – PDA comment on Wright review of PSNC

06/07/20 – Concerns as community pharmacy fails to report cases of COVID-19 among employees

05/07/20 – PDA launch the #PharmacistsInAction social media campaign

04/07/20 – PDA Pandemic Series Update – 4 July 2020

02/07/20 – PDA calls for regulation of the business behaviours of pharmacy owners who damage the reputation of the profession

02/07/20 – Record membership growth at PDA

01/07/20 – Director of Policy Vacancy

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For many years we have provided the PDA Plus benefits package as part of our membership offering, in addition to our core work of representing our valued members and the profession.

Being a PDA member gives you unlimited access to the many PDA Plus discounts on offer when and wherever you need them. whether it’s a meal out with friends, your weekly grocery shop, income protection cover or renewing your car insurance, PDA Plus has a deal that could save you money.So what are you waiting for? Log in to your PDA Plus account today and start saving money.