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• How the PDA has supported me in my trainee year

  Wed 21st August 2024 The PDA

  In our latest member voice article, PDA trainee pharmacist, Uyiosa Igbinadolor explains how he has been supported by the PDA during his trainee pharmacist year. Here Uyiosa discusses the welfare support, academic assistance, and mental health support he benefited from of as part of his free PDA trainee membership.  

• PDA responds to Hallo Healthcare decision to exit OPD sector

  Tue 20th August 2024 The PDA

  The PDA is supporting members impacted by the decision of Hallo Healthcare announced yesterday, 19 August 2024. The decision sees Hallo Healthcare exiting the Healthcare Services sector in the LP HCS Limited business unit which predominantly delivers OPD services. 

• PDA is listening to pharmacists on the development of DPPs

  Tue 20th August 2024 The PDA

  Following the publication of a report from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) and National Pharmacy Association (NPA), the PDA wants to clarify that while the RPS has claimed that ‘unions’ attended a roundtable that they hosted, in fact, the PDA was neither invited to nor attended the session.  

• What does it mean to be a ‘humanitarian’?

  Mon 19th August 2024 The PDA

  Today, Monday 19 August, is World Humanitarian Day and as we recognise and pay respect to the record number of humanitarian lives lost in recent times, PDA Policy Officer, Tasnim Khan is exploring what it means to be a humanitarian. 

• Boots ordered to pay £58,000 following racial harassment case

  Fri 16th August 2024 The PDA

  A tribunal has ordered Boots to pay £58,000 in compensation and costs following a hearing to decide the amount of money due to a pharmacist who was racially profiled at work.  

• PDA welcomes government’s commitment to improve workers’ rights and boost economy

  Fri 16th August 2024 The PDA

  UK workers, including pharmacists, are set for better working conditions as the new government takes its first steps towards delivering its plan to Make Work Pay. The Employment Rights Bill, which will play a key role in delivering the plan to Make Work Pay, will be introduced within the first 100 days of the new Labour government. 

• PDA responds to the urgent investigation of the NHS by Lord Darzi

  Thu 15th August 2024 The PDA

  The PDA has submitted evidence to Professor Lord Darzi on key policy areas that it believes are high priority issues and could significantly improve NHS care for patients.  

• PDA meets Scotland’s First Minister

  Wed 14th August 2024 The PDA

  Recently representatives of the PDA joined other Scottish Trade Unions to meet with Scotland’s First Minister, John Swinney MSP to discuss equality.  

• PDA welcomes the new Health & Social Care Secretary in Wales

  Mon 12th August 2024 The PDA

  The PDA has welcomed Mark Drakeford as new Cabinet Secretary for Health & Social Care in Wales. Mr Drakeford succeeds Eluned Morgan, who has been elected as the new First Minister, and now has responsibility for health and the NHS in Wales 

• Don’t miss the deadline for registering for reasonable adjustments for the November 2024 assessment

  Wed 7th August 2024 The PDA

  The GPhC have announced that all reasonable adjustment requests for the November 2024 assessment must be submitted by Thursday 8 August 2024.  

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