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RPS – English Pharmacy Board 2022 candidate responses on key topics
Mon 25th April 2022
The PDA invited candidates for the English Pharmacy Board 2022 elections to let us know their views on some key topics, see their responses here.
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Royal Pharmaceutical Society – English Pharmacy Board elections, 2022
Mon 25th April 2022
The PDA want to see, and work alongside, effective professional bodies for pharmacists and we have always encouraged our members in Great Britain to join the RPS and engage in their elections.
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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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Well Pharmacy allow Covid positive staff to work in pharmacies
Sun 24th April 2022
The PDA is reminding Responsible Pharmacists (RP) that they play an essential role in deciding what is safe for patients and colleagues in the pharmacy, when faced with staff members at work who have tested positive for COVID-19.
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Find out what the PDA is doing about supporting the casualties of war in Ukrainian hospitals
Fri 22nd April 2022
The PDA, working with various continental pharmacist union partners is responding to the calls from Ukrainian hospitals for help and specialist medicines, by launching a campaign today.
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LGBT+ Pharmacists’ Network Newsletter – April 2022
Wed 20th April 2022
In this April update, read about how cervical cancer screenings can be improved for transgender men and non-binary people. Also, read about the research showing that the LGBT+ community is facing poorer health and social care outcomes compared to other members of society.
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The high pressure and stress of working as a community pharmacist
Tue 19th April 2022
April marks Stress Awareness Month, and the PDA and its members are highlighting the numerous workplace issues which cause stress and damage to mental health.
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PDA to present its first ever motion at STUC Annual Congress
Sun 17th April 2022
The PDA will attend its first STUC (Scottish Trade Unions Congress) Annual Congress in Aberdeen this month and present its first-ever motion to the assembled delegates.
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PDA attends CPC to help shape the pharmacy sector
Thu 14th April 2022
The PDA will be running two sessions at the Clinical Pharmacy Congress (CPC) this year in the hope of sharing knowledge and best practice from across the sector. The PDA sessions include 'Managing Risk in General Practice' and 'PDA members leading change for an anti-racist pharmacy sector.'
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PDA collaborates on Equal Pay Toolkit
Wed 13th April 2022
The PDA has worked with leading equality charity, The Equality Trust, alongside other trade unions, academics, and other equality campaigners, to produce an Equal Pay Toolkit.