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PDA welcomes NHS Scotland pay announcement
Fri 23rd August 2024
The Scottish government have made an offer to NHS trade unions covering all Agenda for Change employers working in Scotland.
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Avoiding near misses and dispensing incidents when checking prescriptions
Fri 23rd August 2024
Locum community pharmacist and PDA Union South East England Regional Committee member, Bayo Adegbite offers his advice to newly qualified pharmacists when it comes to avoiding near misses and dispensing incidents. Here Bayo also shares the 4 P’s method that newly qualified pharmacists can use when checking prescriptions.
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Join the PDA at The Pharmacy Show 2024
Thu 22nd August 2024
The Pharmacy Show returns to Birmingham this October (13-14) to offer UK community and primary care pharmacists, education, and networking opportunities. The PDA is proud to once again support the show and will deliver two sessions this year; 'Standing Up for Sitting Down' and 'PDA Safer Pharmacies Charter.'
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How the PDA has supported me in my trainee year
Wed 21st August 2024
In our latest member voice article, PDA trainee pharmacist, Uyiosa Igbinadolor explains how he has been supported by the PDA during his trainee pharmacist year. Here Uyiosa discusses the welfare support, academic assistance, and mental health support he benefited from of as part of his free PDA trainee membership.
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PDA responds to Hallo Healthcare decision to exit OPD sector
Tue 20th August 2024
The PDA is supporting members impacted by the decision of Hallo Healthcare announced yesterday, 19 August 2024. The decision sees Hallo Healthcare exiting the Healthcare Services sector in the LP HCS Limited business unit which predominantly delivers OPD services.
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PDA is listening to pharmacists on the development of DPPs
Tue 20th August 2024
Following the publication of a report from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) and National Pharmacy Association (NPA), the PDA wants to clarify that while the RPS has claimed that ‘unions’ attended a roundtable that they hosted, in fact, the PDA was neither invited to nor attended the session.
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What does it mean to be a ‘humanitarian’?
Mon 19th August 2024
Today, Monday 19 August, is World Humanitarian Day and as we recognise and pay respect to the record number of humanitarian lives lost in recent times, PDA Policy Officer, Tasnim Khan is exploring what it means to be a humanitarian.
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Boots ordered to pay £58,000 following racial harassment case
Fri 16th August 2024
A tribunal has ordered Boots to pay £58,000 in compensation and costs following a hearing to decide the amount of money due to a pharmacist who was racially profiled at work.
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PDA welcomes government’s commitment to improve workers’ rights and boost economy
Fri 16th August 2024
UK workers, including pharmacists, are set for better working conditions as the new government takes its first steps towards delivering its plan to Make Work Pay. The Employment Rights Bill, which will play a key role in delivering the plan to Make Work Pay, will be introduced within the first 100 days of the new Labour government.
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PDA responds to the urgent investigation of the NHS by Lord Darzi
Thu 15th August 2024
The PDA has submitted evidence to Professor Lord Darzi on key policy areas that it believes are high priority issues and could significantly improve NHS care for patients.