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Pharmacy leadership organisations should play a role within a healthy leadership ecosystem if pharmacy is to flourish
Fri 5th August 2022
PDA Chairman, Mark Koziol comments on the role of Pharmacy leadership bodies.
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Don’t miss the deadline for registering for reasonable adjustments for the November 2022 assessment
Tue 2nd August 2022
The GPhC and the PSNI have committed to implementing learnings from the problematic Summer 2022 assessment which was run by the new online provider (BTL Group LTD). Many candidates will be planning to sit and some of the trainees who are eligible from England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, may require a reasonable adjustment in November 2022.
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PDA relaunches Provisional Registration Charter
Mon 1st August 2022
The PDA has relaunched its Provisional Registration Charter to support those that are eligible. This is following the GPhC's decision to offer provisional registration as part of their actions to address the issues which happened during the June 2022 assessment sitting.
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Make sure you have the right PDA membership following the June 2022 assessment
Sat 30th July 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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Appeals process for candidates that sat the registration assessment in June 2022
Thu 28th July 2022
The PDA is urging all candidates who sat the June 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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NHS pay award England, Wales, and Northern Ireland fails to address the cost of living crisis
Tue 26th July 2022
For pharmacists, the NHS pay award falls below even the headline increase of 4.5%. Paul Moloney, PDA Union National Officer looks at the pay award announced on 18 July which applies to PDA members working in the NHS in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The Scottish government had previously announced a proposed 5% increase in Scotland.
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The PDA sign the Disability Employment Charter
Fri 22nd July 2022
The PDA have joined over with 100 organisations including charities, trade unions and others to sign the Disability Employment Charter, a document that provides government with a road map for change as it develops the next phases of its National Disability Strategy.
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Registration for PDA Education Summer School is now open!
Fri 22nd July 2022
PDA Education has launched a summer school programme which PDA members can now register for. The programme launches with an all-members workshop which then runs over through August and September.
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PDA LGBT+ Network praise the introduction of pronoun badges at LloydsPharmacy
Wed 20th July 2022
The PDA LGBT+ Network has welcomed the news that LloydsPharmacy has introduced personal pronouns on name badges and are encouraging colleagues to wear them.
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Insight Online – July 2022
Tue 19th July 2022
This month, read about PDA Chairman, Mark Koziol's reflection on his recent visit to Ukraine as he takes medicines funded by EPhEU into the conflict zone. Also, read about pharmacy owners in Scotland being allowed to close their pharmacies on Saturdays and an announcement of job reductions at NHS England.