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Judge rules in Boots favour following Government intervention
Mon 15th September 2014
A judge has rejected the application of the PDAU which would have enabled it to seek changes to the law in Parliament.
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Why formal recognition of the PDA Union by Boots would be good for patients and pharmacists
Fri 23rd May 2014
The road to gaining formal recognition with Boots has been tortuous, with the company expending considerable efforts to prevent its pharmacists being able to negotiate their pay, hours and holidays through a union of their choice.
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NHS Call to Action
Tue 18th March 2014
Community Pharmacy or Pharmacy in the Community? Creating the role of a Pharmacist Medicines Champion
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PDA Position Statement on e-cigarettes
Thu 6th March 2014
The PDA believes that e-cigarettes should not be sold from a pharmacy until a suitable licensed product is available and urges the GPhC to review its premises standards policy to reduce the potential conflict between commercial decisions and professional autonomy.
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PDA responds to the NHS Call to Action
March 2014
The PDA has posed a challenge to NHS England in its response to the NHS Call to Action, it asks whether the NHS 'listening exercise' has gone wide enough by simply seeking ideas about the future of community pharmacy.
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PDA Union asks court to declare UK law incompatible with European Convention on Human Rights
Wed 12th February 2014
Pharmacist union's application to High Court could strengthen UK workers' collective bargaining rights
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Breaking News – Boots exploit legislation to halt PDA Union recognition process
Fri 24th January 2014
The interim determination of the Judicial Review (JR) instigated by Boots last year has been handed down. Boots challenged the Central Arbitration Committee’s (CAC) decision to permit the PDA Union to proceed with its application for collective bargaining on behalf of Boots employed pharmacists and pre-reg trainees.
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Breaking News – PDA Union step closer to gaining formal recognition with Boots
Fri 10th January 2014
The PDA Union has had its application accepted for formal recognition and to represent Boots pharmacists for collective bargaining on pay, hours and holidays.
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PDA proposes cutting student numbers
Mon 18th November 2013
The PDA has made a number of proposals for tackling the looming crisis created by an over-supply of pharmacists.
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PDA presses for a reduction in student numbers
Fri 15th November 2013
The government now recognises that Schools of Pharmacy are producing too many graduates. But what is to be done? The PDA has submitted it proposals.