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Community Pharmacy employers start to report cases of workplace exposure to Coronavirus
Wed 5th August 2020
The PDA welcome the news that community pharmacy employers have finally started to report cases of workplace exposure to the coronavirus.
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How the coronavirus crisis has impacted on pre-registration pharmacists – part 2
Wed 5th August 2020
In the second instalment of our ‘coronavirus and its impact on pre-registration pharmacists’ series, we talk to Kyra Jones, a PDA Provisionally Registered Rep who at the point of writing this article, was a pre-reg community pharmacist at Boots.
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Major reforms to the initial education and training of pharmacists
Tue 4th August 2020
The NHS and GPhC have recently announced plans for new regulatory standards for the five years of initial pharmacist education and training. These major reforms will affect how future pharmacists become qualified. The PDA has provided a response to this new announcement.
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PDA Pandemic Series Update – 4 August 2020
Tue 4th August 2020
With each edition, we will aim to bring to your attention important issues either those that we are working on or general background information that helps you with your practice.
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PDA write to GPhC with concerns about lack of H&S reporting by community pharmacy employers
Mon 3rd August 2020
The PDA have formally written to the GPhC with their concerns about the failure of community pharmacy employers to report any instances of likely exposure to the coronavirus in the workplace.
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Latest on pharmacist union recognition at LloydsPharmacy
Mon 3rd August 2020
At the request of members, the PDA Union has submitted a statutory application for recognition to secure an independent voice at work for pharmacists at LloydsPharmacy (Lloyds). In a recent communication to pharmacists the company management claimed to be surprised by this action, so the union is reiterating how we reached this point while also giving an update on latest developments.
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PDA Launches Education Hub
Thu 30th July 2020
The PDA Education Hub launches this week with a programme of support for provisionally registered pharmacists, marking further growth for the PDA
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The PDA host their first LGBT+ network event
Wed 29th July 2020
This virtual meeting was an opportunity for LGBT+ network members to discuss relevant issues in pharmacy, for both pharmacists and patients, as well as to talk about the future direction of the network.
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NAWP elections 2020
Mon 27th July 2020
We are delighted to present the nominations for the three NAWP Officers - President, Vice-President and Honorary Secretary.
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PDA members at LloydsPharmacy need your help
Mon 27th July 2020
Senior management at the McKesson group, the owners of LloydsPharmacy, have disputed the call from their pharmacists for an independent voice at work through a voluntary agreement of union recognition. Those pharmacists are now asking for help from colleagues across the profession.