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• Should Pharmacy Technicians be given rights to operate PGDs (Members Only)

  Tue 18th June 2013 Members Only The PDA

  The National Institute of Clinical Excellence has recently been consulting on the use and application of Patient Group Directions. The responses that they have received from some organisations suggest that Pharmacy Technicians should be added to the list of healthcare professionals that should be allowed to operate PGD's. 

• PDA Union & Boots Pharmacists Association Update

  June 2013 The PDA

  There have been a couple of recent developments that will be of interest to members employed by Boots. 

• An update about Union recognition with Boots

  Mon 20th May 2013 PDA Union

  The PDA Union has now received a copy of the independent report prepared by the Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) which outlines the percentage of PDA Union members employed by Boots. 

• Boots Premium Pay – Discrimination Judgment

  Fri 3rd May 2013 PDA Union

  Judge denies PDAU Claimants the right to pursue Boots for Indirect discrimination over premium pay cuts. 

• P-Medicines on Self-Selection

  Mon 29th April 2013 The PDA

  At a January meeting involving senior officials of the GPhC, the RPS and PDA expressed their concerns about the GPhC proposal to allow P-medicines on self-selection. 

• PDAU responds to Boots briefing to pharmacists (Members Only)

  Thu 4th April 2013 Union Members Only PDA Union

  The PDAU has been contacted by a number of Boots employed members concerning information they are being given about our pharmacy strategy and application for recognition with Boots. PDAU clarifies its position. 

• PDAU and Boots Update

  Fri 22nd February 2013 The PDA

  Deadline of 3rd March 2013 for pledging support 

• CAC decision – what the press are reporting

  Tue 19th February 2013 The PDA

  The recent Central Arbitration Committee decision regarding the PDA Union's application for recognition by Boots has been widely reported in the national and legal press 

• CAC reject Boots application to review its decision

  Wed 13th February 2013 The PDA

  Following the decision of the Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) to allow the PDAUs application for formal recognition to proceed, Boots application for a review has been rejected 

• Stop Press: CAC rules in PDAU favour over Boots

  Wed 30th January 2013 The PDA

  The Central Arbitration Committee has ruled that PDAU's application for collective bargaining rights within Boots can proceed to the next stage 

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