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Intersection Update – May 2023
Wed 24th May 2023
Intersection is the PDA's newsletter bringing together news from all four PDA Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Networks.
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PDA recognition transfers with former LloydsPharmacy employees
Wed 24th May 2023
The PDA is reminding pharmacists, and potential new employers, that the trade union recognition agreement secured by pharmacists employed at LloydsPharmacy will transfer along with their contracts if their pharmacy is sold as a share sale.
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PSNI deliver option to pay retention fees in instalments
Tue 23rd May 2023
Last year, discontent with the burden of the cost of professional retention fees was communicated directly with PDA National Officer for Northern Ireland, Una O'Farrell.
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Understanding when to withdraw and when to nullify for the June 2023 assessment
Tue 23rd May 2023
The PDA is offering advice to those eligible to sit the June 2023 assessment as they enter their final weeks of preparation.
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LloydsPharmacy Divestment Programme update
Mon 22nd May 2023
The company’s programme of branch divestment is a developing situation, and the PDA has produced some interim FAQs about transfers by share sale to assist members employed in Hallo Healthcare.
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PDA launches General practice pharmacist work satisfaction survey
Mon 22nd May 2023
The PDA is calling on all pharmacists who work in general practice (irrespective of how they are employed) to participate in a satisfaction survey that looks at pay, training support, thoughts on safe working, and how the initial education and training of pharmacists will impact patient safety.
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Trainee pharmacists: sign up to the ACTNow wellbeing campaign
Sun 21st May 2023
The PDA is once again encouraging all trainee pharmacists to join Pharmacist Support’s ACTNow campaign, which is running from 22 – 26 May. The campaign aims to encourage trainees to prioritise their wellbeing, especially in the run-up to the assessment.
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PDA participates in ‘wellbeing’ roundtable
Fri 19th May 2023
Following the annual wellbeing survey undertaken with the RPS by its charity partners, Pharmacist Support, the PDA has presented at a roundtable and co-published a joint statement on the subject.
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Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2023
Thu 18th May 2023
Today (18 May) marks Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) which aims to shine a light on the importance of digital access and inclusion for the more than one billion people living with disabilities/impairments worldwide.
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My experience of working in community pharmacy
Mon 15th May 2023
In our latest member voice article, a PDA member discusses their experience working in community pharmacy and why the culture needs to be challenged within some organisations.