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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.
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PDA invite pharmacy owners to join the Safer Pharmacies Campaign
Wed 19th February 2020
The PDA is inviting pharmacy owners across the UK to join them in their campaign for safer pharmacies. The campaign was designed to focus on the important work of community pharmacists in keeping patients safe.
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Nevison Pharmacy LTD: Unauthorised deduction of wages
Wed 19th February 2020
Claims of unauthorised deduction of wages succeeded and the respondent was ordered to pay the claimant a sum.
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PDA Safer Pharmacies Survey 2019 suggests safety may be improving, but concerns remain
Mon 27th January 2020
The PDA has released the headline results of their annual safer pharmacies survey, in which pharmacists disclose how often the basic safety commitments detailed in the Safer Pharmacies Charter have been met in their direct experience of practice. Top level results show a small improvement in 2019 compared to the previous year, but a long way still to go.
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PDA Union/Boots agree 7.6% pay increase to newly qualified pharmacists rate. Current cohort to receive 11.8% total increase by August.
Mon 20th January 2020
The PDA Union and Boots have jointly announced further pay increases for pharmacists at the company.
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Wales police praised for taking action on safety for pharmacy staff and patients
Thu 16th January 2020
The PDA is praising the action of police in Wales who are visiting pharmacies to discuss safety and support the association’s campaign to end violence in pharmacies and keep pharmacists safe from harm in their workplaces.
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Boots pharmacists respond to PDA Union pay survey
Tue 24th December 2019
More than 500 pharmacists, some PDA Union members and others not, completed a recent survey which followed up on the first pay settlement negotiated with pharmacists at the pharmacy multiple.