Special Features

• Lloyds Pharmacy pay issue

  Wed 30th August 2017 The PDA

  Following recent concerns raised by a number of our members we surveyed those who work at Lloyds and then wrote to the company outlining the issues being reported to us. 

• Derecognition of the BPA – Update

  Wed 9th August 2017 PDA Union

  A further update of the progress of the application to derecognise the BPA. 

• Derecognition of the BPA

  Wed 2nd August 2017 PDA Union

  An update of the progress of the application to derecognise the BPA. 

• Boots Pharmacists News

  Mon 31st July 2017 PDA Union

  Top Story: Pharmacists stand up to Boots in historic attempt to get an independent voice at work 

• Boots pharmacists launch historic attempt to secure an independent voice at work

  Fri 28th July 2017 PDA Union

  With the full backing of the PDA Union, a group of pharmacists employed by Boots have today commenced a legal challenge to secure an independent voice at work. This is the latest development in a long-running campaign by pharmacists to overcome Boots’ attempts to deny them their rights to negotiate over their working conditions through a union of their choice. 

• PDA reissue Violence in Pharmacy policy and resource pack

  Thu 4th May 2017 The PDA

  The PDA has reissued their Violence in Pharmacy policy and associated resource pack as part of their ongoing efforts to stop violence in pharmacies. 

• Press Release: Update on PDAU Recognition with Boots

  Mon 13th February 2017 PDA Union

  Senior judges tell Boots pharmacists that if they want to have their collective bargaining rights represented by the PDA Union, then they must seek the derecognition of the Boots Pharmacists Association. 

• Consultation on Pharmaceutical Services Regulations in Northern Ireland

  Wed 2nd November 2016 The PDA

  The Department of Health in Northern Ireland consulted on legal changes to enable prescriptions from therapeutic radiographers and registered dieticians to be dispensed, and to allow community pharmacy contractors to refuse to provide services to patients (or those accompanying them) if they are violent or threaten violence or a criminal offence. 

• Academic MUR Research Bolsters PDA View

  Mon 10th October 2016 The PDA

  The PDA has long since been telling anyone who would listen about the abuse of pharmacists by managers hell-bent on achieving MUR targets. Now a recently published piece of research started six years ago has scientifically bolstered its view. 

• PDA Criticizes RPS Position on Decriminalisation

  February 2016 The PDA

  In its consultation response PDA takes issue with RPS view that inadvertent errors have been decriminalised. 

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