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PDA secures Employment Tribunal win for redundant NHS pharmacist
Fri 20th June 2025
The PDA has secured a significant legal victory on behalf of one of its members, in a case that reaffirms the value of a pharmacist’s professional status, fairness in redundancy, and the importance of representation during NHS restructuring.
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PDA urges employers to keep pharmacists cool while working in hot weather
Thu 19th June 2025
With temperatures due to soar over 30 degrees over the next few days, the PDA is urging employers to keep pharmacists and other employees safe in hot weather. The PDA is also reissuing its general factsheet to help members keep cool in the heat and identify signs of heat stroke and heat exhaustion in colleagues and patients.
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PDA LGBT+ Network invites nominations for upcoming 2025 elections
Wed 18th June 2025
Every two years, members of the PDA LGBT+ Pharmacists’ Network can elect three officers, who will lead the network and work alongside the Immediate Past President and co-opted committee members.
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Pensions Ombudsman issues statement regarding investigation into the Boots Pension scheme
Wed 18th June 2025
Following their discussions with PDA, the company and Trustee, the Pensions Ombudsman has begun an investigation into the decision by the Trustees of Boots Pension Scheme to remove members' option to retire on an unreduced pension at age 60.
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How to thrive in 2025: PDA Locum Reps share advice with colleagues
Mon 16th June 2025
After the PDA locum rates snapshot survey, PDA locum reps offer advice on how locums can continue to derive job satisfaction and make a living.
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LGBT+ Pharmacists’ Network Newsletter – June 2025
Sat 14th June 2025
The latest LGBT+ Pharmacists’ Network newsletter covers ‘Barriers to LGBTQ+ career progression in the UK,’ a report published by Pride in Leadership. The PDA LGBT+ Network also invites nominations for the upcoming 2025 elections and invites network members to join them at Manchester Pride. Read more here.
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MPharm students secure access to Learning Support Fund
Wed 11th June 2025
MPharm students in England can now access the Travel and Dual Accommodation Expenses (TDAE) section of the NHS Learning Support Fund (LSF), thanks in large part to the efforts of PDA Student members and wider MPharm student activism through the Fair Funding Campaign.
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Student Newsletter – June 2025
Mon 9th June 2025
In this edition, read about the impact of pharmacists being described as ‘typical’ communicators and the first Mpharm RxChange meeting for students in Scotland. Also, learn more about our upcoming Pharmacists for humanity: Awareness, action and opportunity conference.
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Two community pharmacy multiples among top 20 employers named and shamed for paying below minimum wage
Thu 5th June 2025
The government has named 518 employers, and businesses, to highlight the amounts they underpaid their workers.
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PDA introduces monthly payment options
Wed 4th June 2025
After months of development and testing, from 11 am on 5 June 2025, pharmacists will be able to choose to pay for their PDA membership in either 6 or 10 monthly instalments. This is as well as the existing option to pay in a single annual payment, giving PDA members more flexibility and making budgeting easier.