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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 Union respond as Boots publicly confirm plan to sell 44 pharmacies
Wed 4th March 2020
The PDA Union will be doing all it can to support PDAU members affected by the company's intention to sell 44 pharmacies in England and Wales as part of their plans to close 200 of their branches, as was publicly confirmed this week.
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Northern Ireland Healthcare Award Winners 2020 Revealed
Tue 3rd March 2020
The 21st Northern Ireland Healthcare Awards recently took place at Belfast’s Europa Hotel to pay tribute to a number of the sector’s notable trailblazers, and the positive impact they have forged for the benefit of their patients and peers. The PDA was delighted to once again sponsor the Student Leadership category of the awards.
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Insight Online – February 2020
Tue 25th February 2020
Welcome to the latest issue of Insight Online - the regular mailing that keeps you up-to-date on PDA news and events, as well as issues that may affect you at work.
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It’s time to kill off the Remote Supervision concept
Sat 22nd February 2020
Remote Supervision – the plan to operate a pharmacy in the absence of a pharmacist
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PDA welcomes GPhC action plan to improve Fitness to Practise processes
Fri 21st February 2020
The PDA welcomes the action plan published by the GPhC to improve their handling of its fitness to practise processes after an audit conducted by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA) identified that 4 out of 10 fitness to practise standards were not met.
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Latest statement from the Joint Consultative Committee at Boots
Thu 20th February 2020
The PDA Union and Boots have published the latest statement from their Joint Consultative Committee (JCC)
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Advice to pharmacy students as Lecturers take strike action
Thu 20th February 2020
The PDA has issued advice to pharmacy students who may face pickets lines and find that their lecturers and other course staff are not at work due to industrial action by members of the University & College Union. The university staff are in dispute with university employers over pensions, pay, equality, casualisation of contracts and workloads.
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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 announce Regional Committee By-Election Results
Mon 10th February 2020
Your Regional Committee is made up of elected members, pharmacists like you, from different sectors of the profession who collectively and individually have responsibility for recruiting, engaging and representing members in their region.