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Make sure you have the right PDA membership following the November 2022 assessment
Fri 9th December 2022
The PDA has membership categories for all students and exam candidates, whatever the outcome and whenever they sat their assessment.
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A warning before starting a new role
Wed 7th December 2022
An anonymous PDA member hopes their experience can function as a warning to other pharmacists who move from one area of practice to another. Their career nearly ended after moving into a new role working for an online pharmacy as a prescribing pharmacist.
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PDA members concerned about regulator fees and the cost of living crisis
Tue 6th December 2022
The PDA recently conducted a survey of members working in Northern Ireland. The aim of the survey was to capture their views on their professional fees in response to trends in the concerns that members had raised.
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Joint Statement from LloydsPharmacy and PDA Union
Tue 6th December 2022
Latest update from the Pharmacists Joint Consultative Committee at LloydsPharmacy
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An award-winning pharmacy student’s commitment to helping other students
Mon 5th December 2022
The PDA recently caught up with Harvey John, the winner of the Welsh Pharmacy Student Leadership Award, to highlight his inspirational dedication to his studies and his fellow students.
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A tiny fish in a massive pond: foundation training at 13 weeks
Sat 3rd December 2022
Scott Rutherford is a trainee pharmacist representing students and trainees on the PDA’s National Executive. Scott is also the President of the PDA LGBT+ Network. Here, Scott reflects on his foundation training so far.
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Appeals process for candidates that sat the registration assessment in November 2022
Fri 2nd December 2022
The PDA would like to remind all candidates who sat the November 2022 assessment, and feel that they have grounds to appeal on receipt of their results, to review the GPhC guidance and gather all evidence before taking action.
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PDA Regional Committees meet to consider members’ latest concerns in pharmacy
Thu 1st December 2022
The PDA Regional Committees are pharmacists, all PDA members, from across areas of practice that are elected to represent the wider membership. They meet to discuss current issues in pharmacy ahead of PDA National Executive Committee meetings.
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Meet the newly elected PDA BAME Committee 2022
Wed 30th November 2022
The PDA is delighted to announce the newly elected officers of the PDA BAME Network who will also be working closely with the other PDA Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Networks (EDI).
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PDA encourages pharmacists to take part in the 2022 Safer Pharmacies Survey
Tue 29th November 2022
The PDA has again launched their annual Safer Pharmacies Survey for the seventh year running and is encouraging pharmacists to take part. The survey is based on the seven commitments outlined in the PDA’s Safer Pharmacies Charter.