Junior doctors are the latest group of workers to take industrial action over pay in the NHS. The PDA wants a fair pay settlement for everyone employed by the NHS, and to see an NHS that can recruit and retain enough of the right staff to provide safe and appropriate care for all patients.
Some hospital pharmacists are concerned they may be asked to carry out additional tasks or duties while their junior doctor colleagues take part in lawful industrial action.
Patient safety and care will always be the priority for pharmacists, in accordance with their professional duties, the NHS terms of service and their employment contracts. The PDA reminds members in any setting that they should practice within their training and competency, and their defined role and job description.
Those taking lawful industrial action should also be assured that PDAU members will not undertake work that those on strike would normally have carried out if this is at all avoidable.
Read more
- PDA begins first-ever strike ballot for members in Northern Ireland (Feb 2023)
- PDA Union has agreed how to proceed towards NHS Strike Action (Jan 2023)
- What to do when faced with an industrial action picket line
- PDA update on industrial action: why, how, and when strikes are called
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