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Following a successful first year, we celebrate the PDA Reps Network in LloydsPharmacy
Tue 9th August 2022
The PDA Reps Network are trained to support union members and they work tirelessly to represent the interests of PDA members and the wider pharmacist population who work in LloydsPharmacy.
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Scottish Union Learning announce work, disability and social justice course
Sat 6th August 2022
The PDA Ability Network is pleased to promote a learning programme designed to bring people together from across the Scottish trade union movement to broadly reflect on work, disability, and social justice for future action.
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Pharmacy leadership organisations should play a role within a healthy leadership ecosystem if pharmacy is to flourish
Fri 5th August 2022
PDA Chairman, Mark Koziol comments on the role of Pharmacy leadership bodies.
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Don’t miss the deadline for registering for reasonable adjustments for the November 2022 assessment
Tue 2nd August 2022
The GPhC and the PSNI have committed to implementing learnings from the problematic Summer 2022 assessment which was run by the new online provider (BTL Group LTD). Many candidates will be planning to sit and some of the trainees who are eligible from England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, may require a reasonable adjustment in November 2022.
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PDA relaunches Provisional Registration Charter
Mon 1st August 2022
The PDA has relaunched its Provisional Registration Charter to support those that are eligible. This is following the GPhC's decision to offer provisional registration as part of their actions to address the issues which happened during the June 2022 assessment sitting.
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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...
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The PDA (Pharmacists’ Defence Association)
The PDA is a not-for-profit organisation which supports the needs of individual pharmacists and pharmacy students and, when necessary, defends their reputation. We are the largest pharmacist membership organisation and the only trade union exclusively for pharmacists in the UK.
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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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PDA declaration on the climate emergency
Thu 10th February 2022
Like many other public, private and not-for-profit organisations across wider society and in the health sector, the PDA recognises the climate emergency and the importance of supporting a transition to a fully de-carbonised economy.
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PDA relaunches Provisional Registration Charter
Mon 1st August 2022
The PDA has relaunched its Provisional Registration Charter to support those that are eligible. This is following the GPhC's decision to offer provisional registration as part of their actions to address the issues which happened during the June 2022 assessment sitting.
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Insight Magazine – Summer 2022
Wed 6th July 2022
This month, the PDA distributed hard copies of the latest issue of Insight magazine to members and to pharmacies.
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Boots Newsletter – June 2022
Fri 24th June 2022
Keeping you informed of all the PDA Union activities within Boots.
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