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PDA secure over £50,000 in unpaid locum fees for members this year
Wed 11th December 2019
Over the years, the PDA has secured hundreds of thousands of pounds of outstanding locum fees for members, but 2019 is proving to be the year with the highest value of unpaid fees to date.
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NAWP deliver session at 14th European Women Pharmacists Meeting in Germany
Wed 11th December 2019
The 14th annual European Women Pharmacists Meeting (EWPM) was held in Dresden, Germany on Saturday 23rd November 2019.
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Wales lead the way in campaign to end violence in pharmacies
Mon 9th December 2019
Once again, those in Wales are taking the issue of violence in pharmacies very seriously and are increasing their activity to keep pharmacists, pharmacy customers and patients safe from violence.
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Clear approach to expertise in clinical settings needed
Fri 6th December 2019
The dynamics and rules of a GP practice are different to those in a pharmacy. Community pharmacists need to be aware of this as they move between the two settings, writes Claire Ward...
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Apprenticeships: Optometrists see eye to eye with Pharmacists as the two health professions face similar proposals
Wed 27th November 2019
The PDA team in Birmingham and our representatives across the country have been contacted by optometrists who face a very similar challenge to that encountered by pharmacists as large employers attempt to introduce an apprenticeship scheme, against the wishes of those health professionals.
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PDA and GHP issue joint statement on apprenticeship proposals
Mon 25th November 2019
The PDA and Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists (GHP) have issued a joint statement in response to the latest plans to establish an apprenticeship for pharmacists. The two trade unions have also written to Skills for Health today calling on them to listen to the organisations that represent the views of individual pharmacists.
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Insight Online – November 2019
Fri 22nd November 2019
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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Further advice to independent prescribers involved in private online pharmacy services
Wed 20th November 2019
Further to our last message about the enhanced areas of risk when pharmacists prescribe this alert is directed at independent pharmacist prescribers who provide prescribing services for online pharmacies.
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PDA urgent guidance for all PDA members following a number of critical incidents involving GP practice-based pharmacists
Tue 19th November 2019
The PDA defends pharmacists when things go wrong, but it also supports members in ensuring that they practice safely and effectively in order to prevent them from getting into difficulty in the first place through avoiding critical incidents that may harm patients.
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PDA responds to BEIS Flexible working and family-related leave and pay consultation
Thu 14th November 2019
The Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has consulted on ways to encourage employers to be more transparent about their approach to flexible working and to parental leave policies.