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• Press Release: PDA response to leaked DoH document on supervision of medicines supply by pharmacy technicians

  Thu 14th September 2017 The PDA

  The PDA have responded after the Chemist & Druggist reported the content of a leaked Department of health document.  

• PDA Insight, Pre-registration edition – Autumn 2017

  Thu 14th September 2017 The PDA

  The special edition of PDA Insight for Pre-Registration pharmacists provides information about how PDA can help, explains the need for your own indemnity insurance cover and gives details of our 'Aiming High' event,  

• Over 1,000 pharmacists at Boots have pledged their support for derecognising the BPA, in just 40 days

  Tue 12th September 2017 PDA Union

  At the height of the holiday period with pharmacists busy with work and home life, many hard-working pharmacists are not even aware of the process yet, so passing the 1,000 pledges milestone is a very significant achievement in such a brief time. 

• Join us at the Pharmacy Show 2017

  Fri 8th September 2017 The PDA

  Join us at the Pharmacy Show at the NEC on Sunday 8th of October where we will present our New PDA Road Map strategy in the Keynote Theatre at 5.00pm. 

• Lloyds Pharmacy pay issue

  Wed 30th August 2017 The PDA

  Following recent concerns raised by a number of our members we surveyed those who work at Lloyds and then wrote to the company outlining the issues being reported to us. 

• Derecognition of the BPA – Update

  Wed 9th August 2017 PDA Union

  A further update of the progress of the application to derecognise the BPA. 

• Derecognition of the BPA

  Wed 2nd August 2017 PDA Union

  An update of the progress of the application to derecognise the BPA. 

• Boots pharmacists launch historic attempt to secure an independent voice at work

  Fri 28th July 2017 PDA Union

  With the full backing of the PDA Union, a group of pharmacists employed by Boots have today commenced a legal challenge to secure an independent voice at work. This is the latest development in a long-running campaign by pharmacists to overcome Boots’ attempts to deny them their rights to negotiate over their working conditions through a union of their choice. 

• PDA Criticizes GPhC Revalidation Proposals

  Tue 18th July 2017 The PDA

  The PDA has said it believes the framework recently proposed by the GPhC does not constitute revalidation, for various reasons including an insufficiently rigorous process and the lack of formal appraisal by a senior pharmacist. We believe that the proposed framework should instead be referred to as CPD. 

• Advice to Community Pharmacists aged 40+

  Fri 14th July 2017 The PDA

  We have recently noticed an unusual increase in the number of cases within community pharmacy involving longer serving pharmacists. 

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