Special Features

• Boots Market Based Pay – Update November 2015

  Tue 24th November 2015 PDA Union

  In November 2014 John Murphy PDAU General Secretary warned Boots pharmacist employees that the plan to introduce Market Based Pay (MBP) was the thin end of the wedge. 

• PDA Responds to Proposals on Decriminalisation of Dispensing Errors

  Thu 14th May 2015 The PDA

  The four UK health departments consulted on legal changes related to the decriminalisation of dispensing errors and other matters being considered by the Rebalancing Medicines Legislation and Pharmacy Regulation programme board. The PDA challenged the adequacy of the proposals in several respects. 

• Technicians want to make final check on prescriptions and sell P meds with no pharmacist present

  Thu 30th April 2015 The PDA

  The Association of Pharmacy Technicians supports pharmacies operating in the absence of a pharmacist and wants pharmacy technicians to take on community pharmacist roles. 

• Technicians want to make final check on prescriptions and sell P meds with no pharmacist present

  Thu 30th April 2015 The PDA

  The Association of Pharmacy Technicians supports pharmacies operating in the absence of a pharmacist and wants pharmacy technicians to take on community pharmacist roles. 

• Linda Strand at the PDA Conference

  Mon 30th March 2015 The PDA

  Professor Linda Strand is supporting the PDA as it seeks to turn its Road Map vision into an operational model of practice here in the UK. 

• Boots salary proposals signal more bad news for employees

  Fri 21st November 2014 PDA Union

  A proposal for Boots salary review for 2015 will have the effect of reducing pharmacists' pay in real terms, believes the PDA Union.  

• Transcription of Pay Briefing by Jackie Kimberley Boots PDDM

  Thu 20th November 2014 PDA Union

  Boots have released a YouTube video in which a senior manager explains the way it intends to approach pharmacists’ salary review for 2015 and going forward.  

• The result of the PDAU vs Boots judicial review (Members Only)

  Mon 22nd September 2014 Union Members Only PDA Union

  By now you will have heard that the Judge in the hearing to establish whether the PDAU would be granted a declaration of incompatibility enabling it to seek a change in the UK law to bring it in line with EU Human Rights legislation has been refused.  

• Boots Recognition Legal Journey (Members Only)

  Mon 22nd September 2014 Union Members Only PDA Union

  A history of the PDAU's application for union recognition with Boots 

• Judge rules in Boots favour following Government intervention

  Mon 15th September 2014 PDA Union

  A judge has rejected the application of the PDAU which would have enabled it to seek changes to the law in Parliament. 

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