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PDA urges pharmacists to stay safe and take adequate rest breaks
Sat 10th April 2021
Proper rest breaks are an important element of maintaining a safe environment for patients and helps to protect the health and wellbeing of workers.
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BAME Network Committee champions equality and diversity at recent Covid-19 vaccine event
Thu 8th April 2021
Last week, the PDA's newly elected BAME Committee held their first network event which explored Covid-19 vaccines, practice, myths and overcoming vaccine hesitancy.
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Regulation 28 report to prevent future deaths – remote prescribing
Thu 8th April 2021
This is the latest in a series of articles highlighting cases where better prescribing or dispensing related activity might have prevented harm.
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PDA supports the #Pharmacy24 social media campaign
Wed 7th April 2021
Today is the busiest day of the pharmacy calendar and is once again being used to promote #Pharmacy24 - an annual social media event where we celebrate the achievements of those working in pharmacy. The PDA's participation will demonstrate our impact on pharmacists' practice today.
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PDA responds to the Care Quality Commission’s proposed new strategy
Wed 7th April 2021
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the regulator that monitors, inspects and regulates health and social care services provided in GP surgeries, hospitals, care homes, and many other settings. It recently consulted on its new strategy titled “The world of health and social care is changing. So are we.”
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New Scheme For GP Practice-Based Pharmacists
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The PDA (Pharmacists’ Defence Association)
The PDA is a not-for-profit organisation which supports the needs of individual pharmacists and pharmacy students and, when necessary, defends their reputation. We are the largest pharmacist membership organisation and the only trade union exclusively for pharmacists in the UK.
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PDA responds to the Care Quality Commission’s proposed new strategy
Wed 7th April 2021
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the regulator that monitors, inspects and regulates health and social care services provided in GP surgeries, hospitals, care homes, and many other settings. It recently consulted on its new strategy titled “The world of health and social care is changing. So are we.”
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PDA publishes a Discharge Medicines Review Service guide
Tue 30th March 2021
After receiving enquiries from members around the delivery of the Discharge Medicines Review Service, the PDA has published an informative guide that provides an overview of the service, signposts to useful resources and highlights areas where issues may occur.
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“A Thousand Little Ships” approach to Covid-19 vaccinations could boost capacity and uptake by millions
Wed 3rd February 2021
The PDA launches "A thousand Little Ships", a proposal to maximise the NHS vaccination capacity when demand dramatically increases once the second doses begin.
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PDA urges pharmacists to stay safe and take adequate rest breaks
Sat 10th April 2021
Proper rest breaks are an important element of maintaining a safe environment for patients and helps to protect the health and wellbeing of workers.
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Insurance Policy Wording
Wed 31st March 2021
A guide to your professional insurance and what to do in the event of a claim.
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PDA publishes a Discharge Medicines Review Service guide
Tue 30th March 2021
After receiving enquiries from members around the delivery of the Discharge Medicines Review Service, the PDA has published an informative guide that provides an overview of the service, signposts to useful resources and highlights areas where issues may occur.
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