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We will keep you informed of any general developments by posting any news that is relevant to the individual pharmacist agenda on this section of the site.

  • The impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on community pharmacy practice

    Mon 10th August 2020 The PDA

    The PDA urgently invite all community pharmacists to share how they are managing and coping with the COVID-19 pandemic at their workplace. We value your views greatly and we would really appreciate your help by completing this survey.  

  • Guide to: Managing your Wellbeing in the Workplace

    Mon 10th August 2020 The PDA

    In response to pressures brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, Pharmacist Support - the profession’s charity, launched the ACTNow campaign to raise awareness of the importance of wellbeing and encourage positive action.  

  • Benefits for Lloyds pharmacists from union recognition

    Fri 7th August 2020 PDA Union

    PDA Union representative Paul Flynn sends a message to professional colleagues at LloydsPharmacy about the real difference trade union recognition can bring to pharmacists. 

  • Community Pharmacy employers start to report cases of workplace exposure to Coronavirus

    Wed 5th August 2020 The PDA

    The PDA welcome the news that community pharmacy employers have finally started to report cases of workplace exposure to the coronavirus. 

  • How the coronavirus crisis has impacted on pre-registration pharmacists – part 2

    Wed 5th August 2020 The PDA

    In the second instalment of our ‘coronavirus and its impact on pre-registration pharmacists’ series, we talk to Kyra Jones, a PDA Provisionally Registered Rep who at the point of writing this article, was a pre-reg community pharmacist at Boots.  

  • Major reforms to the initial education and training of pharmacists

    Tue 4th August 2020 The PDA

    The NHS and GPhC have recently announced plans for new regulatory standards for the five years of initial pharmacist education and training. These major reforms will affect how future pharmacists become qualified. The PDA has provided a response to this new announcement.  

  • PDA Pandemic Series Update – 4 August 2020

    Tue 4th August 2020 The PDA

    With each edition, we will aim to bring to your attention important issues either those that we are working on or general background information that helps you with your practice. 

  • PDA write to GPhC with concerns about lack of H&S reporting by community pharmacy employers

    Mon 3rd August 2020 The PDA

    The PDA have formally written to the GPhC with their concerns about the failure of community pharmacy employers to report any instances of likely exposure to the coronavirus in the workplace.  

  • Latest on pharmacist union recognition at LloydsPharmacy

    Mon 3rd August 2020 PDA Union

    At the request of members, the PDA Union has submitted a statutory application for recognition to secure an independent voice at work for pharmacists at LloydsPharmacy (Lloyds). In a recent communication to pharmacists the company management claimed to be surprised by this action, so the union is reiterating how we reached this point while also giving an update on latest developments.  

  • PDA Launches Education Hub

    Thu 30th July 2020 The PDA

    The PDA Education Hub launches this week with a programme of support for provisionally registered pharmacists, marking further growth for the PDA 

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