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COVID-19 testing for Community Pharmacists, their teams and their families
Fri 24th April 2020
NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHS E&I) wrote to NHS organisations on 12th April 2020 outlining plans to extend COVID-19 testing for NHS staff and family members.
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PDA host live webinar to support trainee pharmacists (called pre-reg until end of summer 2021)
Thu 23rd April 2020
We are pleased to announce that we will be running a live webinar for our trainee pharmacist (called pre-reg until end of summer 2021) members on Wednesday 29 April at 7:30 pm.
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CCA members sign up to zero tolerance of abuse of pharmacy staff
Mon 20th April 2020
The PDA welcome the largest employers in community pharmacy adopting a policy of zero tolerance of any form of violence in their pharmacies.
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Insight Online – April 2020
Mon 20th April 2020
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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PDA call for remembrance of health workers killed by COVID-19
Mon 20th April 2020
The PDA is calling for a minutes silence on Tuesday 28 April to remember health workers who have been killed by COVID-19. At least two members of the pharmacy community are amongst those that have already died.
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PHE must change its advice on PPE for dispensary-based staff
Fri 17th April 2020
Given the evidence that anyone (including staff members) can be pre-symptomatic and spread coronavirus, a fact recognised by the UK government, the PDA is concerned about the way in which this advice is being provided.
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Personal Protective Equipment – rationale and recommendations for a pragmatic approach
Thu 16th April 2020
Guidance is available from many sources, some of this is conflicting and inconsistent. Having studied guidance from the World Health Organisation (WHO)[i], UK Government[ii], Public Health England (PHE)[iii] The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP)[iv] and spoken with colleagues in Europe, the resulting PDA synopsis provides a pragmatic approach to the use of PPE and other measures aimed at optimizing safety for patients, customers and staff.
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PDA remind members that they are protected under Assault on Emergency Workers law
Wed 15th April 2020
Following the PDA’s lobbying campaign to protect pharmacists from violence, back in 2017, the draft bill to protect NHS workers from assault was extended to also include pharmacists working in community pharmacy.
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Health and Safety Executive Issue Guidance regarding reporting of COVID-19 – COVID update 19
Tue 14th April 2020
The Health and Safety Executive, the tripartite body that includes representatives of employers and trade unions, has issued new guidance setting out what events relating to COVID-19 must be reported under RIDDOR.
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PDA say zero tolerance needed to stop verbal abuse, intimidation, threats, racism, sexism and physical attacks.
Tue 14th April 2020
A survey of pharmacists, previously reported by ITV News, has now concluded and reveals the reasons why the PDA believe the whole sector should adopt a zero tolerance approach to abuse of pharmacists.