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• Technicians want to make final check on prescriptions and sell P meds with no pharmacist present

  Thu 30th April 2015 The PDA

  The Association of Pharmacy Technicians supports pharmacies operating in the absence of a pharmacist and wants pharmacy technicians to take on community pharmacist roles. 

• Technicians want to make final check on prescriptions and sell P meds with no pharmacist present

  Thu 30th April 2015 The PDA

  The Association of Pharmacy Technicians supports pharmacies operating in the absence of a pharmacist and wants pharmacy technicians to take on community pharmacist roles. 

• Boots in court after losing whistleblowing case

  Wed 15th April 2015 The PDA

  An Employment Tribunal recently considered a claim by a PDA Union member who was forced to resign after raising patient safety issues that Boots failed to take seriously. The Tribunal identified a catalogue of failures and heavily criticised senior managers. 

• Linda Strand at the PDA Conference

  Mon 30th March 2015 The PDA

  Professor Linda Strand is supporting the PDA as it seeks to turn its Road Map vision into an operational model of practice here in the UK. 

• PDA Responses to the GPhC’s Consultation on Indicative Sanctions

  Tue 24th March 2015 The PDA

  The PDA Responds to the GPhC's Consultation on the indicative sanctions to be provided to the Disciplinary Committees 

• The campaign to cap the numbers of Pharmacy students

  Tue 6th January 2015 The PDA

  The PDA provides advice for members on the actions they can take following a statement from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills that there is to be no cap on the number of pharmacy students. 

• Boots salary proposals signal more bad news for employees

  Fri 21st November 2014 PDA Union

  A proposal for Boots salary review for 2015 will have the effect of reducing pharmacists' pay in real terms, believes the PDA Union.  

• Transcription of Pay Briefing by Jackie Kimberley Boots PDDM

  Thu 20th November 2014 PDA Union

  Boots have released a YouTube video in which a senior manager explains the way it intends to approach pharmacists’ salary review for 2015 and going forward.  

• The result of the PDAU vs Boots judicial review (Members Only)

  Mon 22nd September 2014 Union Members Only PDA Union

  By now you will have heard that the Judge in the hearing to establish whether the PDAU would be granted a declaration of incompatibility enabling it to seek a change in the UK law to bring it in line with EU Human Rights legislation has been refused.  

• Boots Recognition Legal Journey (Members Only)

  Mon 22nd September 2014 Union Members Only PDA Union

  A history of the PDAU's application for union recognition with Boots 

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