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Outcome of Pharmacist Apprenticeship Meeting
Thu 2nd May 2019
The PDA held a meeting of stakeholders with the Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education (IFATE) today to discuss the controversial proposal for a pharmacist apprenticeship.
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Second joint statement – Boots & the PDA Union
Wed 1st May 2019
The PDA Union and Boots have released their second joint statement with an update on employee relations for pharmacists at the company.
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Update on Pharmacist Apprenticeship Proposal
Tue 30th April 2019
Even though there were only 5 days left on a very short consultation time frame, nearly 6,000 PDA members responded to our encouragement to feed back on the 10 day consultation on an apprenticeship for pharmacist proposal, which was made public by the Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education (IFATE) earlier this month. This is an update on what will happen next.
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PDA responds to PSNI consultation on guidance on maintaining clear sexual boundaries
Tue 30th April 2019
Earlier this month (4 - 14 April 2019), the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland (PSNI) consulted on draft guidance for ‘Maintaining Clear Sexual Boundaries with People Receiving Care’.
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PDA analyses qualification levels of occupations registered with a healthcare regulator
Thu 25th April 2019
Following the publication of the PDA's report on pharmacy technicians, we were prompted by an enquiry from a pharmacist to research the minimum qualification level at entry into the occupations regulated by the 9 healthcare regulators in the UK, considering current UK study requirements.
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Insight Online – April 2019
Thu 18th April 2019
Welcome to the latest issue of Insight Online - the regular mailing that keeps you updated on PDA news and events, as well as issues that affected you at work.
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PDA work positively with the GPhC to improve patient safety
Thu 18th April 2019
As part of our work to improve patient safety through better working conditions in UK pharmacy practice, we often respond to consultation proposals from the GPhC and other government bodies to influence the profession, practice and employment agenda to support members.
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PDA to convene meeting on apprenticeship proposal
Wed 17th April 2019
The PDA and Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education have agreed to hold a meeting to which other key pharmacy organisations will be invited to discuss the pharmacist apprenticeship proposal.
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PDA facilitated large-scale response to unexpected pharmacist apprenticeship proposal, now we need to have questions answered
Wed 17th April 2019
The PDA believes that the pharmacist apprenticeship proposal appears to be an ill-conceived proposal with motives which have little or nothing to do with the advancement of the profession or improved patient safety.
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PDA responds to the BEIS consultation on extending redundancy protection for women and new parents
Mon 15th April 2019
The BEIS consulted on extending redundancy protection for women and new parents from 25 January to 5 April 2019. The PDA supports proposals for greater consistency of redundancy protection across pregnancy, maternity and for a short period following return to work to help tackle redundancy discrimination in the workplace.