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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 launch Safer Pharmacies Survey 2020
Mon 27th July 2020
In our fifth annual patient safety survey, we invite pharmacists to share their experience of safety in the workplace. This survey is open to employed and locum pharmacists wherever they work.
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PDA calls for regulation of the business behaviours of pharmacy owners who damage the reputation of the profession.
Thu 2nd July 2020
The PDA respond after the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) issued a joint letter with the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) regarding the alleged actions of some pharmacies during the coronavirus period.
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“Remember the Dead” and “Fight for the Living”
Tue 28th April 2020
At the start of a day of memorial, the PDA has laid a wreath on behalf of all our members in tribute to the pharmacists and other key workers that have been killed by the COVID virus. The whole pharmacy sector is also invited to join a one minute silence at 11:00am today.
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PDA publish Safer Hospital Pharmacies Charter
Thu 5th March 2020
The PDA’s experiences of defending pharmacists in critical situations shows that concerns over safer working environments are a regular feature of practice for hospital pharmacists.
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PDA invite pharmacy owners to join the Safer Pharmacies Campaign
Wed 19th February 2020
The PDA is inviting pharmacy owners across the UK to join them in their campaign for safer pharmacies. The campaign was designed to focus on the important work of community pharmacists in keeping patients safe.
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PDA Safer Pharmacies Survey 2019 suggests safety may be improving, but concerns remain
Mon 27th January 2020
The PDA has released the headline results of their annual safer pharmacies survey, in which pharmacists disclose how often the basic safety commitments detailed in the Safer Pharmacies Charter have been met in their direct experience of practice. Top level results show a small improvement in 2019 compared to the previous year, but a long way still to go.
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Wales police praised for taking action on safety for pharmacy staff and patients
Thu 16th January 2020
The PDA is praising the action of police in Wales who are visiting pharmacies to discuss safety and support the association’s campaign to end violence in pharmacies and keep pharmacists safe from harm in their workplaces.
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PDA launch Safer Pharmacies Survey 2019
Wed 3rd July 2019
In our fourth annual patient safety survey, we invite pharmacists to share their experience of safety in the workplace. This survey is open to employees and locums in community and hospital pharmacies.
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PDA releases patient safety survey results (2015 to 2018)
Sat 30th March 2019
The PDA has published the results of three patient safety surveys undertaken over the last three years, including the latest results which directly compare the experience of pharmacists to the basic standards detailed in the Safer Pharmacies Charter.