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We will keep you informed of any general developments by posting any news that is relevant to the individual pharmacist agenda on this section of the site.

  • Zero Discrimination Day 2023

    Fri 24th February 2023 The PDA

    Zero Discrimination Day is coming up on 1 March and is observed annually. This day aims to educate people and raise awareness on issues around discrimination.  

  • PDA members meet online in support of national ‘protect the right to strike’ day

    Thu 23rd February 2023 The PDA

    On Wednesday 1 February, PDA members met online as a show of solidarity for the Trades Union Congress’s (TUC) national ‘protect the right to strike’ day.  

  • PDA Charity Update

    Wed 22nd February 2023 The PDA

    The PDA is a not-for-profit organisation created by pharmacists for pharmacists. We provide various types of essential support and advocacy for employed and locum pharmacists across the UK and crown dependencies.  

  • Insight Online – February 2023

    Tue 21st February 2023 The PDA

    Welcome to this month's issue of Insight Online. This month, read about how we are supporting pharmacists through the changes at LloydsPharmacy and how we have taken the Medicines to Ukraine campaign to British parliaments. Also, learn about an exclusive PDA Plus benefit for PDA members. 

  • PDA donations to Pharmacist Support pass £200,000

    Tue 21st February 2023 The PDA

    Since 2017, the PDA has had a national charity partnership with Pharmacist Support. This is the profession's independent charity that provides a wide range of support services to pharmacists and their families, pharmacy students, and former pharmacists in Great Britain. 

  • Professional Retention Fees for members in Northern Ireland

    Mon 20th February 2023 The PDA

    The 2022 PDA survey on Professional Retention Fees for members in Northern Ireland had some stark findings. 

  • PDA raises £10,000 for Syria and Turkey Earthquake relief campaign

    Mon 20th February 2023 The PDA

    The recent earthquakes are the strongest to hit the Syrian/Turkey border region for nearly a century with many big cities critically affected. At the time of writing the death toll already stands at tens of thousands, with many more missing and thousands displaced. The scale of this humanitarian tragedy is enormous and our thoughts are with the poor people in the affected areas. 

  • Welcome to the February 2023 PDA Update in LloydsPharmacy

    Sun 19th February 2023 The PDA

    Keeping you informed of all the union activities within LloydsPharmacy... 

  • Update from supervision working group’s second meeting

    Sat 18th February 2023 The PDA

    The PDA is making sure the interests and views of employed and locum pharmacists are effectively represented in conversations about supervision. 

  • Ex-Sainsbury’s pharmacists at LloydsPharmacy dispute company position on redundancy entitlement

    Fri 17th February 2023 The PDA

    Pharmacists who transferred from Sainsbury’s to LloydsPharmacy believe they are entitled to enhanced redundancy compensation if LloydsPharmacy make them redundant. 

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