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PDA Union – 2023 AGM calling notice
Tue 30th May 2023
The PDA Union Annual General Meeting will be held face-to-face on Thursday 29 June 2023. PDA members wishing to participate will need to register before close of business on Thursday 22 June.
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PDA supports calls for complete transparency in Covid-19 Public Inquiry
Sat 27th May 2023
The PDA is supporting calls to ensure there is full disclosure of evidence to the Covid-19 Public Inquiry to ensure the facts become known and the country can be better prepared for future pandemics.
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Student Newsletter – May 2023
Fri 26th May 2023
In this edition, read about how you can get involved in the Medicines to Ukraine campaign and be part of our delegation at international pharmacy congresses. Also, read about our attendance at the BPSA‘s Annual Conference, the opportunity to get involved in the new PDA Student Committee, and how 4th-year students can transition into their trainee year with PDA membership.
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Liam Volk elected as the second President of the PDA LGBT+ Network
Thu 25th May 2023
Liam Volk (he/him) has been elected unopposed as the President of the PDA’s LGBT+ Pharmacists’ Network. Liam is the second President of the PDA LGBT+ Network since it launched in April 2020 as part of the PDA’s dedicated work to meet the demands of the growing and diverse membership and advance their work on equality.
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Intersection Update – May 2023
Wed 24th May 2023
Intersection is the PDA's newsletter bringing together news from all four PDA Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Networks.
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PDA recognition transfers with former LloydsPharmacy employees
Wed 24th May 2023
The PDA is reminding pharmacists, and potential new employers, that the trade union recognition agreement secured by pharmacists employed at LloydsPharmacy will transfer along with their contracts if their pharmacy is sold as a share sale.
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PSNI deliver option to pay retention fees in instalments
Tue 23rd May 2023
Last year, discontent with the burden of the cost of professional retention fees was communicated directly with PDA National Officer for Northern Ireland, Una O'Farrell.
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Understanding when to withdraw and when to nullify for the June 2023 assessment
Tue 23rd May 2023
The PDA is offering advice to those eligible to sit the June 2023 assessment as they enter their final weeks of preparation.
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LloydsPharmacy Divestment Programme update
Mon 22nd May 2023
The company’s programme of branch divestment is a developing situation, and the PDA has produced some interim FAQs about transfers by share sale to assist members employed in Hallo Healthcare.
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PDA launches General practice pharmacist work satisfaction survey
Mon 22nd May 2023
The PDA is calling on all pharmacists who work in general practice (irrespective of how they are employed) to participate in a satisfaction survey that looks at pay, training support, thoughts on safe working, and how the initial education and training of pharmacists will impact patient safety.