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Morrisons pharmacists may be impacted by hours reduction
Fri 12th August 2022
The PDA will be supporting their members employed at Morrisons to deal with any potential impact from a reported decision to reduce the operating hours in 'a number' of the CCA member's 117 pharmacies later this year.
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Joint Statement from LloydsPharmacy and PDA Union – Pay settlement 2022
Fri 15th July 2022
Lloyds Pharmacy and the PDA Union have agreed their first pay settlement for store pharmacists.
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A forthcoming documentary exposes the reality of US pharmacy: “Would You Like Shots with That?”
Wed 13th July 2022
The PDA is supporting pharmacists in the United States to crowdfund the production of a documentary about the Fast-Foodification of Pharmacy in the US. The film will expose the reality of the crisis happening behind what they call the “retail pharmacy” counter.
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PDA responds to announcement of significant job reductions at NHS England
Tue 12th July 2022
The chief executive of NHS England has announced that the organisation is expected to be between 30-40% smaller than the current combined size of NHS England, Health Education England and NHS Digital as the three organisation merge by the end of 2023/24. This means 6-8,000 job losses.
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PDA membership numbers continue to increase
Thu 30th June 2022
Even more pharmacists are joining the PDA and a report to the PDA Union annual meeting today confirmed numbers have reached a record level.
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#PizzaIsNotWorking
Thu 16th June 2022
There are shared issues faced by pharmacists working for larger employers around the world. By working internationally, the PDA can learn about such topics and work collectively to improve the situation.
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PDA responds to announcements about CCA members being acquired
Thu 9th June 2022
The PDA is reassuring pharmacists working at large corporations that the union will be there working hard to represent, and further, the interests of employed and locum pharmacists, regardless of any potential changes to the ownership of their employer.
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Joint Statement from LloydsPharmacy and PDA Union
Wed 18th May 2022
Representatives of management and employed pharmacists met for the fourth Pharmacist Joint Consultative Committee (PJCC), and for the first time face to face, in April.
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International Workers’ Memorial Day 2022: Reminding everyone why safety at work is so important
Sun 24th April 2022
Every year more people are killed at work than in wars. Most don't die of mystery ailments, or in tragic "accidents". They die because an employer decided their safety just wasn't that important a priority. International Workers’ Memorial Day (IWMD) 28 April commemorates those workers.
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PDA responds to employers’ admission that some pharmacy businesses are discussing a locum “blacklist”
Fri 8th April 2022
The PDA has responded to statements made stating that some pharmacy businesses are talking about “sharing intelligence and collectively blacklisting pharmacists.”