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PDA trainee pharmacist members attend the STUC Youth Conference 2023
Fri 28th July 2023
On 1 and 2 July 2023 two Scotland based PDA trainee pharmacist members represented the PDA at the 83rd STUC Youth conference. One member spoke at the conference on fighting fascism in Scotland and the work they did while holding the role of Honorary Secretary of the PDA LGBT+ Network.
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Don’t miss the deadline for registering for reasonable adjustments for the November 2023 assessment
Thu 27th July 2023
The GPhC have announced that all reasonable adjustment requests for the November 2023 assessment must be submitted by 9 August 2023.
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Insight Online – July 2023
Tue 25th July 2023
This month, learn more about the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan, how PDA membership numbers have grown by another 7%, and the appeals process for candidates that sat the registration assessment in June 2023. Also, read about how we are again proudly supporting the Pharmacy Show and take advantage of an exclusive PDA Plus benefit for PDA members.
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Appeals process for candidates that sat the registration assessment in June 2023
Mon 24th July 2023
The PDA would like to remind all candidates who sat the June 2023 assessment, and feel that they have grounds to appeal on receipt of their results, to review the GPhC guidance and gather all evidence before taking action.
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Have you got the right PDA membership following the June 2023 assessment?
Mon 24th July 2023
The PDA has membership categories for all students and exam candidates, whatever the outcome and whenever they sat their assessment.
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First ‘Shaping your career in pharmacy’ event is a success
Sun 23rd July 2023
The ‘Shaping your career in pharmacy’ event delivered sessions to members in the early stages of their careers on non-clinical skills that are crucial to the pharmacy role. This included communication skills, resilience, and the ability to adapt to change.
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The serious threat of AMR and how the PDA is helping in Ukraine
Sat 22nd July 2023
Last week, the PDA hosted a member exclusive event to detail some of its recent work in the Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR) field. PDA Policy Officer, Tasnim Khan was joined by Specialist Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) pharmacist, Bee Yean Ng as they discussed the lessons learnt from Ukraine on managing the risk of AMR.
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PDA motion passed at the ICTU Biennial Conference 2023
Fri 21st July 2023
PDA National Officer for Northern Ireland, Una O’Farrell recently attended the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) Biennial Conference. This was the ICTU’s first fully in-person conference since 2017 and the PDA presented a motion on ‘Fair Pay Now’ which was unanimously passed.
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PDA circulates FIP round table reports to share best practice with members
Wed 19th July 2023
The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) is the global body representing over 4 million pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists. As a proud member of FIP, the PDA is sharing recent FIP reports to give members an insight into how pharmacy is managed in other countries and to share best practice.
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PDA LGBT+ Network calls for equality in the workplace
Tue 18th July 2023
In June, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) published a report titled ‘Being LGBT+ at Work: LGBT+ Workplace Experiences 2023’. The findings were based on qualitative research which aimed to uncover how much incorporating legal protections for LGBT+ workers has led to positive and inclusive workplace experiences.