Community Pharmacy

• PDA Chairman to give evidence to Westminster Health and Social Care Committee

  Mon 15th January 2024 The PDA

  Tomorrow (16 January), PDA Chairman Mark Koziol is due to give evidence to the Health and Social Care select committee’s pharmacy inquiry. 

• Community pharmacy breaches NHS contract to cut costs

  Thu 11th January 2024 The PDA

  In our latest member voice article, a locum pharmacist anonymously recalls how a community pharmacy chose to decline their offer to cover a shift and decided to close the store rather than pay the pharmacist their requested day rate.  

• Think Winter – Pharmacists within the healthcare team

  Sat 9th December 2023 The PDA

  In our latest Member Voice article Jyoti Saini, PDA Regional Committee and Workplace Representative discusses being involved in the ICB's Think Winter campaign which highlights the skills that pharmacists and their support teams can provide for patients.  

• PDA welcomes the Pharmacy First service and calls for a second pharmacist in the pharmacy

  Wed 22nd November 2023 The PDA

  The PDA urges contractors and NHS England to engage with the workforce to make it a success. 

• HMRC to withdraw sector specific guidance on self-employed status

  Tue 30th May 2023 The PDA

  The HMRC have announced today that they will be withdrawing the sector specific tax guidance which relates to locum pharmacists. 

• PDA responds to announcement around delivering improved access to primary care

  Tue 9th May 2023 The PDA

  As part of the plan to support primary care, the government and NHS have pledged an investment of £645m over the next two years. 

• Morrisons pharmacists may be impacted by hours reduction

  Fri 12th August 2022 PDA Union

  The PDA will be supporting their members employed at Morrisons to deal with any potential impact from a reported decision to reduce the operating hours in 'a number' of the CCA member's 117 pharmacies later this year. 

• ASDA Pharmacists may be impacted by hours reduction

  Fri 1st April 2022 PDA Union

  The PDA will be supporting their members to deal with any potential impact from a reported decision by Asda to reduce the operating hours in 80 of its pharmacies across England and Wales. 

• The workforce impact of pharmacists working in Primary Care – what does the data tell us?

  Wed 15th December 2021 The PDA

  The PDA shares data regarding the workforce impact of additional pharmacist roles in primary care and bust the myth that it has created a shortage. 

• PDA calls on Community Pharmacy employers to match NHS statement on violence

  Fri 10th September 2021 The PDA

  The PDA welcome a commitment from NHS England regarding their support for any employee that is a victim of violence or abuse at work, and call on community pharmacy employers to make similar public statements 

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