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PDA calls for an end to violence in pharmacy
Wed 28th April 2021
As today marks World Day for Safety and Health at Work and International Workers’ Memorial Day (IWMD), the PDA is highlighting their longstanding campaign to end violence in pharmacies by reiterating calls for the whole sector to take proactive measures to reduce the risk of abuse and violence in the workplace.
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PDAU announce union network at Lloyds Pharmacy
Mon 26th April 2021
The PDA Union has announced the initial network of union representatives under the recognition agreement with Lloyds Pharmacy
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Covid-19 vaccination session rates in Scotland are indicative of a wider problem for pharmacists
Fri 16th April 2021
The PDA has continued to support locum pharmacists who have been subjected to changes in the arrangements for their role in providing Covid-19 vaccinations in Scotland.
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Locums in Scotland advised of rights in instances of breach of contract
Thu 11th March 2021
The PDA is advising PDA locum members in Scotland about their contractual rights following complaints that a health board is cancelling booked vaccination shifts without notice.
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PDA responds to media reports that McKesson plan to sell LloydsPharmacy
Tue 16th February 2021
The PDA is responding to media reports that McKesson intend to sell their LloydsPharmacy business and is reassuring members that the union will be doing all it can to protect their employment should this be accurate and their employment be affected.
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LloydsPharmacy and the PDA Union reach recognition agreement for pharmacists
Mon 8th February 2021
Pharmacists at LloydsPharmacy will in future be able to negotiate over certain terms and conditions and be consulted on matters which impact on their employment, through the PDA Union.
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LloydsPharmacy and the PDA Union issue joint statement on union recognition
Mon 8th February 2021
Business and union issue joint statement confirming that pharmacists at LloydsPharmacy will in future be able to negotiate over certain terms and conditions and be consulted on matters which impact on their employment, through the PDA Union.
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PDA urges pharmacists and employers to utilise COVID-19 risk management tool
Tue 19th January 2021
In the ‘third wave’ of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the daily death tool reaching record levels, the PDA urges pharmacists and employers to utilise their free toolkit that will help to identify and remove risks in community pharmacy.
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PDA supports citizen group petition to save community pharmacies from closure
Tue 15th December 2020
The PDA have added their support to a petition organised by Grassroots campaigning organisation, 38 Degrees, that calls on the Westminster government to recompense pharmacies for the extra costs they have incurred by staying open to provide health services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Community pharmacists given final opportunity to share their experience of working during COVID-19
Fri 13th November 2020
The PDA urgently invites all community pharmacists to participate in a survey which looks at how pharmacists’ knowledge about COVID-19, attitude to managing COVID-19 and practice has changed as a result of providing community pharmacy services during the pandemic.