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Professor Joy Wingfield
Thu 18th February 2021
The PDA are deeply saddened by the death of Professor Joy Wingfield from COVID-19. A powerful advocate for fairness, justice and the professional independence of pharmacists, Joy was one of the team who established the PDA.
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PDA responds to reports that Morrisons will block the Scottish Government’s £500 Covid-19 payment to pharmacists
Thu 18th February 2021
PDA has called upon the Superintendent Pharmacist at Morrisons Ltd and Community Pharmacy Scotland (CPS), to explain why pharmacists in Scotland are reporting that the Yorkshire based multiple will block them from receiving a £500 payment from the Scottish government intended to recognise their contribution during the pandemic.
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PDA encourages pharmacists and patients within the community to #GetVaccinated
Wed 17th February 2021
The PDA has today launched a new campaign that is calling on all pharmacists to have the COVID-19 vaccine and to help encourage their patients, family and friends, especially those in the BAME community, to do the same.
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PDA responds to media reports that McKesson plan to sell LloydsPharmacy
Tue 16th February 2021
The PDA is responding to media reports that McKesson intend to sell their LloydsPharmacy business and is reassuring members that the union will be doing all it can to protect their employment should this be accurate and their employment be affected.
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Insight Online – February 2021
Mon 15th February 2021
Welcome to the latest issue of Insight Online - the regular mailing that keeps you up-to-date on PDA news and events, as well as issues that may affect you at work.
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LGBT+ History Month 2021
Mon 15th February 2021
In the UK, LGBT+ History Month is celebrated during the month of February in order to coincide with the anniversary of the 2003 repeal of Section 28 in England and Wales, which declared that local authorities were not allowed to ‘intentionally promote homosexuality or publish material with the intention of promoting homosexuality.’ Section 28 was abolished earlier in Scotland, in 2000.
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Only a trade union can enable pharmacists to negotiate at work
Fri 12th February 2021
In “HeartUnions Week”, the PDA Union is highlighting the way it is enabling pharmacists across the UK to improve their working lives by securing recognition to negotiate with the employer on their conditions of employment and to be consulted on significant change, on training and on health and safety issues.
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A pharmacy journey on hold: A member’s thoughts on being ineligible for provisional registration
Thu 11th February 2021
In our latest member voice article, a PDA member who has chosen to remain anonymous, shares their experience of being in the cohort of pre-regs ineligible to become prov-regs. Here, they discuss their disappointment at the GPhC announcement, what it has been like balancing work with exam revision and why they became a PDA Rep to give the ‘forgotten cohort’ a voice.
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PDA welcomes outcome of Government pensions consultation
Wed 10th February 2021
The Government has responded to the consultation on removing age discrimination in public service pension schemes including the NHS Scheme and agrees to the PDA and other trade unions preferred approach.
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LloydsPharmacy and the PDA Union reach recognition agreement for pharmacists
Mon 8th February 2021
Pharmacists at LloydsPharmacy will in future be able to negotiate over certain terms and conditions and be consulted on matters which impact on their employment, through the PDA Union.