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NHS Scotland Primary Locum £500 bonus payment portal is now available
Tue 6th July 2021
The PDA has received confirmation from the Scottish Government that the "NHS Scotland Primary Locum £500 bonus payment portal" is now open. Eligible locums have until 1 August to claim their bonus payment.
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Insight Scotland magazine – Summer 2021
Thu 17th June 2021
This month, the PDA distributed hard copies of the latest issue of INSIGHT magazine to members and to pharmacies across Scotland.
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Agreement reached on pay increase for members working for NHS Scotland
Wed 9th June 2021
PDA Union welcomes agreement and calls on the rest of the UK to follow Scotland's lead.
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Covid-19 vaccination session rates in Scotland are indicative of a wider problem for pharmacists
Fri 16th April 2021
The PDA has continued to support locum pharmacists who have been subjected to changes in the arrangements for their role in providing Covid-19 vaccinations in Scotland.
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Update on the £500 one off non-consolidated payment to locums in Scotland
Tue 30th March 2021
The PDA is pursuing clarification on the process for locums in Scotland to obtain the payment promised by the Scottish Government for their efforts during the pandemic.
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Scottish Government tables 4% pay offer for NHS employees working in Scotland
Thu 25th March 2021
PDA Union describes offer as a significant improvement on the UK Government’s 1% but recognises it is still well short of expectations.
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Locums in Scotland advised of rights in instances of breach of contract
Thu 11th March 2021
The PDA is advising PDA locum members in Scotland about their contractual rights following complaints that a health board is cancelling booked vaccination shifts without notice.
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Locums in Scotland furious as NHS cancel their vaccination shifts
Wed 10th March 2021
PDA locum members in Scotland are furious after receiving NHS communications saying that the NHS is cancelling their scheduled shifts in the Covid vaccination programme and amending payment arrangements without any prior discussion
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Locum and employed pharmacists should check arrangements for them to receive up to £500 government payment in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Tue 23rd February 2021
Employers, in Northern Ireland and in Scotland, have been asked by their respective governments to provide information about how many eligible pharmacists, including locums, will receive up to £500 as a payment from government for their contribution in 2020 towards tackling the Covid pandemic.
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Police Scotland respond to PDA campaign to stop violence in pharmacy
Fri 29th May 2020
The PDA campaign to end violence in pharmacies continues, including the call for zero tolerance of violence in all pharmacies. The Scottish police have confirmed that their advice is that all incidents should be reported.