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  • Pharmacists reminded of importance of GDPR

    Fri 20th December 2019 The PDA

    PDA members are reminded of the importance of complying with data protection regulations, after a pharmacy was fined £275,000 in the first use of fining powers under the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR). 

  • Pharmacists apprenticeship development has been “paused”

    Fri 20th December 2019 The PDA

    The PDA and GHP wrote to Skills for Health and issued a joint statement on 25th November 2019 outlining the concerns of pharmacists about the apprenticeship proposals. Skills for Health, today announced, on behalf of the employer group that is seeking to develop a pharmacist apprenticeship, that the development of their proposal is going to be "paused".  

  • Insight Online – December 2019

    Wed 18th December 2019 The PDA

    Welcome to the latest issue of Insight Online - the regular mailing that keeps you up-to-date on PDA news and events, as well as issues that may affect you at work. 

  • Latest PDA members’ donation to pharmacist charity

    Sat 14th December 2019 The PDA

    PDA have donated another eleven thousand pounds to the pharmacist support charity. The money comes from members topping up their membership fees with donations and the £1 for each member that the PDA donates each year.  

  • PDA is supporting members that are being transferred out of Boots

    Thu 12th December 2019 The PDA

    The PDA is representing the interests of pharmacists who are being transferred from Boots to a new employer in Derby. We are also making sure that they are not unlawfully disadvantaged by the transfer. 

  • PDA student reps attend Young Members Development Weekend

    Wed 11th December 2019 The PDA

    To mark Young Workers Month, the PDA was represented at the GTFU Young Members Development Weekend, which took place from 22nd – 24th November 2019 at Quorn Grange Hotel in Leicestershire.  

  • PDA secure over £50,000 in unpaid locum fees for members this year

    Wed 11th December 2019 The PDA

    Over the years, the PDA has secured hundreds of thousands of pounds of outstanding locum fees for members, but 2019 is proving to be the year with the highest value of unpaid fees to date.  

  • NAWP deliver session at 14th European Women Pharmacists Meeting in Germany

    Wed 11th December 2019 The PDA

    The 14th annual European Women Pharmacists Meeting (EWPM) was held in Dresden, Germany on Saturday 23rd November 2019. 

  • Wales lead the way in campaign to end violence in pharmacies

    Mon 9th December 2019 The PDA

    Once again, those in Wales are taking the issue of violence in pharmacies very seriously and are increasing their activity to keep pharmacists, pharmacy customers and patients safe from violence. 

  • Clear approach to expertise in clinical settings needed

    Fri 6th December 2019 The PDA

    The dynamics and rules of a GP practice are different to those in a pharmacy. Community pharmacists need to be aware of this as they move between the two settings, writes Claire Ward... 

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