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NHS Pharmacists’ Newsletter – March 2023
Wed 22nd March 2023
Welcome to the NHS pharmacists' newsletter for PDA members. In this issue learn about the pay offer for those in the NHS employed on Agenda for Change terms and conditions and the PDA's guide on applying for re-banding using the NHS job evaluation scheme.
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Patients in England continue to pay the price of charges
Wed 22nd March 2023
The Prescription Charges Coalition, of which PDA is part, have published a new report on the impact of prescription charges on people living with long term conditions in England.
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Insight Online – March 2023
Tue 21st March 2023
Welcome to this month's issue of Insight Online. This month, read about our sessions at this year's Clinical Pharmacy Congress and the results of the recent NEC elections. Also, learn about an exclusive PDA Plus benefit for PDA members.
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My experience as a PDA Rep
Mon 20th March 2023
PDA National Rep for LloydsPharmacy, Anjlee Shah shares her experience about being a rep and encourages others to get involved.
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Have your say on the future of professional leadership for UK pharmacists
Sun 19th March 2023
The future of professional leadership should matter to all pharmacists and future pharmacists. Significant ideas about changes to the current arrangements have been proposed by the UK’s four government Chief Pharmacists (CPhOs), who have published their Commission’s proposal for how pharmacy leadership may develop in the UK. The PDA is now asking members their views about the proposals.
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Supporting pharmacists during Covid-19
Learn how the PDA is supporting pharmacists in the fight against Covid-19...
New Scheme For GP Practice-Based Pharmacists
Learn more about how the PDA is keeping you covered...
PDA MEMBER NETWORKS
Learn about the PDA's Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Networks...
The PDA (Pharmacists’ Defence Association)
The PDA is a not-for-profit organisation which supports the needs of individual employed and locum pharmacists and pharmacy students and, when necessary, defends their reputation. With more than 36,000 members we are the largest pharmacist membership organisation and the only independent trade union exclusively for pharmacists in the UK.
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Government perform double U-turn on IR35
Tue 1st November 2022
Locum pharmacists were briefly hopeful that issues arising from IR35 may have been overcome but instead they continue to face certain barriers created by some employers.
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Scottish Health Secretary responds to parliamentary question about Well Pharmacy’s Covid policy
Fri 13th May 2022
The Scottish Health Secretary, Humza Yousaf, has responded to a direct question about Well Pharmacy's Covid policy, confirming that that if staff test positive for COVID-19, regardless of whether they have symptoms, they should not attend work for a minimum of 5 full days.
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PDA issues advisory information about Paxlovid® antiviral treatment for non-hospitalised patients
Mon 4th April 2022
The NHS is offering antibody and antiviral treatments to people with Covid-19 who are at the highest risk of becoming seriously ill if they contract the virus.
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Insight Online – March 2023
Tue 21st March 2023
Welcome to this month's issue of Insight Online. This month, read about our sessions at this year's Clinical Pharmacy Congress and the results of the recent NEC elections. Also, learn about an exclusive PDA Plus benefit for PDA members.
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Insight Online – February 2023
Tue 21st February 2023
Welcome to this month's issue of Insight Online. This month, read about how we are supporting pharmacists through the changes at LloydsPharmacy and how we have taken the Medicines to Ukraine campaign to British parliaments. Also, learn about an exclusive PDA Plus benefit for PDA members.
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Insight Online – January 2023
Tue 24th January 2023
Welcome to the first issue of Insight Online for 2023. This month, read about the GPhC's standards for pharmacy premises and how we will defend the right to strike. Also, learn about an exclusive PDA Plus benefit for PDA members.
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