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Locum and employed pharmacists should check arrangements for them to receive up to £500 government payment in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Tue 23rd February 2021
Employers, in Northern Ireland and in Scotland, have been asked by their respective governments to provide information about how many eligible pharmacists, including locums, will receive up to £500 as a payment from government for their contribution in 2020 towards tackling the Covid pandemic.
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Police Scotland respond to PDA campaign to stop violence in pharmacy
Fri 29th May 2020
The PDA campaign to end violence in pharmacies continues, including the call for zero tolerance of violence in all pharmacies. The Scottish police have confirmed that their advice is that all incidents should be reported.
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PDA calls on NHS England to follow the example of NHS Scotland – COVID update 18
Tue 7th April 2020
Whilst the highly supportive Scottish Government measures to support community pharmacists in Scotland were announced on Tuesday 7th April, pharmacists in England are asked to join the fight on COVID-19 with woefully inadequate resources according to the PDA.
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PDA call on Jeane Freeman to ensure PPE is made available to community pharmacy in Scotland- update 9
Fri 27th March 2020
The PDA has written direct to the Scottish Government's Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport, Jeane Freeman MSP, requesting that she intervene to provide the PPE needed in community pharmacy in Scotland.
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PDA warmly welcomes review of pharmacists’ role in Scotland
Tue 25th October 2011
The Pharmacists' Defence Association warmly welcomes the announcement that the role of community pharmacists in Scotland is to be reviewed. The review will consider how to make better use of pharmacists' expertise and enhance their involvement in primary healthcare.