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PDA responds to announcement of significant job reductions at NHS England
Tue 12th July 2022
The chief executive of NHS England has announced that the organisation is expected to be between 30-40% smaller than the current combined size of NHS England, Health Education England and NHS Digital as the three organisation merge by the end of 2023/24. This means 6-8,000 job losses.
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I’ll never forget that knock on the door
Mon 11th July 2022
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Light touch regulation of pharmacy owners endangers pharmacy
Sat 9th July 2022
The PDA is concerned that the pharmacy regulator, the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), is not utilising its powers when policing pharmacy owners who allow their premises to fall well below acceptable standards.
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Medicines to Ukraine – A personal reflection on the recent visit to Ukraine by PDA Chairman Mark Koziol
Fri 8th July 2022
Three days after his return, Mark Koziol shares his first report of taking medicines funded by EPhEU’s fundraising efforts into the conflict zone.
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Joint statement – Boots & the PDA Union (26 April 2022)
Thu 7th July 2022
The PDA Union and Boots have released their latest joint statement following their Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) meeting, which was held face-to-face on 26 April 2022.
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Insight magazine – Summer 2022
Wed 6th July 2022
This month, the PDA distributed hard copies of the latest issue of Insight magazine to members and to pharmacies.
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Trainee and potential pharmacists need to share details of issues with online exams
Tue 5th July 2022
The PDA are reiterating the call for candidates who took the online examination last week to share more information about their experience.
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Legislation on fit notes enacted
Mon 4th July 2022
From 1 July 2022, legislation came into force that adds pharmacists and others, such as nurses, occupational therapists, and physiotherapists, to those healthcare professionals that may legally certify fit notes.
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PDA is represented at the STUC Youth Conference
Sun 3rd July 2022
The Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) held its Youth Conference in Clydebank on the 25 and 26 of June 2022. The PDA was able to send its first-ever delegates, Hammad Mukhtar and Megan Boyle, two pharmacy students from Strathclyde University, to the conference representing the PDA.
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PHARMACY ECO-SYSTEM: Appropriate decisions needed on skill mix and respective responsibilities of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians
Sat 2nd July 2022
As plans for future skill mix in England’s community pharmacy are to be announced, the PDA is republishing their Pharmacy Technician’s Report.