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Coronavirus (COVID-19) – update 2
Wed 18th March 2020
The PDA is engaging with employers, regulators, government and other pharmacy bodies on a daily basis to represent pharmacists' interests and have issued an update on the action it is taking to support pharmacists during the COVID19 crisis period.
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PDA cancels its forthcoming conferences due to COVID 19
Fri 13th March 2020
The PDA have announced today that it will be cancelling four events due to the situation with the coronavirus. The cancelled events are the PDA National Conference which was scheduled on 28 & 29 March in Birmingham and the programme of pre-registration trainee “Finishing First” courses due in Birmingham on 28 & 29 March, Manchester on 19 April and London on 26 April.
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NHS England updates guidance regarding Coronavirus – update 1
Fri 13th March 2020
NHS England has issued guidance for primary care-based healthcare professionals on required actions whilst novel Coronavirus is an infection risk to the population.
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PDA continue campaign to stop violence in pharmacies
Mon 9th March 2020
PDA Union Regional Officials recently met with Gwent Police as part of an ongoing campaign to keep pharmacists, pharmacy customers and patients safe from violence.
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PDA publish Safer Hospital Pharmacies Charter
Thu 5th March 2020
The PDA’s experiences of defending pharmacists in critical situations shows that concerns over safer working environments are a regular feature of practice for hospital pharmacists.
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PDA Union respond as Boots publicly confirm plan to sell 44 pharmacies
Wed 4th March 2020
The PDA Union will be doing all it can to support PDAU members affected by the company's intention to sell 44 pharmacies in England and Wales as part of their plans to close 200 of their branches, as was publicly confirmed this week.
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Northern Ireland Healthcare Award Winners 2020 Revealed
Tue 3rd March 2020
The 21st Northern Ireland Healthcare Awards recently took place at Belfast’s Europa Hotel to pay tribute to a number of the sector’s notable trailblazers, and the positive impact they have forged for the benefit of their patients and peers. The PDA was delighted to once again sponsor the Student Leadership category of the awards.
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It’s time to kill off the Remote Supervision concept
Sat 22nd February 2020
Remote Supervision – the plan to operate a pharmacy in the absence of a pharmacist
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Latest statement from the Joint Consultative Committee at Boots
Thu 20th February 2020
The PDA Union and Boots have published the latest statement from their Joint Consultative Committee (JCC)
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Advice to pharmacy students as Lecturers take strike action
Thu 20th February 2020
The PDA has issued advice to pharmacy students who may face pickets lines and find that their lecturers and other course staff are not at work due to industrial action by members of the University & College Union. The university staff are in dispute with university employers over pensions, pay, equality, casualisation of contracts and workloads.