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PDA Union Achieves Independent Trade Union Status
Fri 17th December 2010
The Trade Union Certification Officer has confirmed that the PDA Union had been successful in its application under section 6 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 for a certificate of independence.
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Has there ever been a more appropriate time to join the PDA Union?
Tue 7th December 2010
A new representative body for community pharmacy, was established last week by three key pharmacy bodies; the CCA, NPA and AIMps have created 'Pharmacy Voice'. The PDA Union gives its reaction
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Rowlands Pharmacy Employees
Fri 5th November 2010
The PDA has been contacted by a number of our members who have been approached by Rowlands Pharmacy to sign a revised job description
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The Boots Advance Declaration for the RP; the PDA view
Thu 4th November 2010
Alliance Boots introduced a new sign-on procedure for absent RPs in August 2010 to enable them to operate their pharmacies normally before opening to the public. The PDA has serious reservations about the use of such a procedure and is issuing further guidance to members.
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RP Record Keeping – Out of Hours Activity & Advance Declarations
Mon 16th August 2010
The PDA has recently been contacted by a number of its members regarding a new procedure introduced by Alliance Boots, designed to allow its pharmacies to operate using the absence provisions in the RP regulations.
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Stopping Remote Supervision – what next? – Hospital Edition
Fri 23rd July 2010
The supervision arrangements in hospital pharmacy are different from those in community pharmacy and there are some very good reasons for this.
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RPSGB must not be controlled by the pharmacy multiples says PDA
Fri 23rd July 2010
From 2011, membership of the RPSGB will become voluntary leaving pharmacists to effectively vote with their feet.
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Substantial progress made as a result of the Elizabeth Lee appeal
Sat 17th July 2010
The practice that has developed in the last decade for the Police to use the 1968 Medicines Act to prosecute pharmacists once gross negligence manslaughter was excluded was a trend that the PDA was determined to stop, when Elizabeth Lee faced her initial trial in April 2009.
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The RP Regulations 9 months on
Sat 17th July 2010
Since the Responsible Pharmacist (RP) Regulations came into effect on 1st October 2009, pharmacists have been struggling to come to terms with their new legislative and professional responsibilities.
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MUR Update
Sat 17th July 2010
The revenue generated by MURs has become a very important and substantial source of revenue for some large organisations especially with Category M income falling.