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PDA publish open letter demanding action on patient safety concerns around pharmacy closures
Tue 19th July 2022
The PDA have published an open letter, that has been sent to Government Health Secretaries, Chief Executives of the National Health Service, NHS Chief Pharmaceutical Officers and Chief Executive of Pharmacy Regulators across the UK, demanding urgent action to prevent unnecessary pharmacy closures
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Locums report being told to reduce agreed shift rates or be cancelled.
Tue 19th July 2022
One of the largest pharmacy chains in the UK, and a leading member of the Company Chemists Association, has been contacting some locum pharmacists to demand they either accept lower rates for work they have already contracted with the company, or the shift will be cancelled. It seems the company has simultaneously told thousands of their social media followers that a national shortage of pharmacists is causing them to close pharmacies.
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Urgent alert for online prescribing pharmacists working in the private sector
Mon 18th July 2022
The PDA has previously cautioned pharmacist prescribers who work for online pharmacies about the specific risks associated with remote prescribing using a questionnaire-based model, typically with no direct prescriber/patient interaction. This is a further urgent alert.
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PDA BAME Network launches Anti-racist Pharmacy Toolkit
Mon 18th July 2022
The PDA BAME Committee officially launched the Anti-Racist Pharmacy Toolkit, which was announced at the 2022 Clinical Pharmacy Congress.
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Joint Statement from LloydsPharmacy and PDA Union – Pay settlement 2022
Fri 15th July 2022
Lloyds Pharmacy and the PDA Union have agreed their first pay settlement for store pharmacists.
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Student Newsletter – July 2022
Fri 15th July 2022
In this edition, read about an opportunity for students to come together to talk about high levels of stress and how to make improvements on Saturday 16 July, what it is like to be a PDA Student Rep, and an award-winning pharmacy student’s commitment to better the profession.
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NAWP supports the 16th European Women Pharmacists Meeting
Thu 14th July 2022
The PDA National Association of Women Pharmacists (NAWP) Network are encouraging participation in the 16th European Women pharmacists Meeting (EWPM) which will be held in Muenster, Germany on 3 September 2022.
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A forthcoming documentary exposes the reality of US pharmacy: “Would You Like Shots with That?”
Wed 13th July 2022
The PDA is supporting pharmacists in the United States to crowdfund the production of a documentary about the Fast-Foodification of Pharmacy in the US. The film will expose the reality of the crisis happening behind what they call the “retail pharmacy” counter.
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PDA hears distressing accounts of the June 2022 Assessment from trainee and potential pharmacists
Wed 13th July 2022
Members supported each other as they came together at a PDA network meeting on Thursday 8 July to share their experiences and concerns following the June 2022 Assessment.
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Scottish Government allow private business owners to deny patients access to pharmacies
Wed 13th July 2022
The PDA is concerned that decisions made by some Health Boards in Scotland allow pharmacy owners to close their pharmacies on Saturdays, regardless of any negative impact on patients and other parts of the NHS including neighbouring pharmacies, addiction and mental health services, and minor injury and A&E units. The PDA has been raising concerns with the Scottish Government about pharmacy closures for a considerable time and yet closures have been allowed to continue.