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Lloyds Pharmacy pay issue
Wed 30th August 2017
Following recent concerns raised by a number of our members we surveyed those who work at Lloyds and then wrote to the company outlining the issues being reported to us.
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Derecognition of the BPA – Update
Wed 9th August 2017
A further update of the progress of the application to derecognise the BPA.
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Derecognition of the BPA
Wed 2nd August 2017
An update of the progress of the application to derecognise the BPA.
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Boots Pharmacists News
Mon 31st July 2017
Top Story: Pharmacists stand up to Boots in historic attempt to get an independent voice at work
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Boots pharmacists launch historic attempt to secure an independent voice at work
Fri 28th July 2017
With the full backing of the PDA Union, a group of pharmacists employed by Boots have today commenced a legal challenge to secure an independent voice at work. This is the latest development in a long-running campaign by pharmacists to overcome Boots’ attempts to deny them their rights to negotiate over their working conditions through a union of their choice.
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PDA Criticizes GPhC Revalidation Proposals
Tue 18th July 2017
The PDA has said it believes the framework recently proposed by the GPhC does not constitute revalidation, for various reasons including an insufficiently rigorous process and the lack of formal appraisal by a senior pharmacist. We believe that the proposed framework should instead be referred to as CPD.
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Advice to Community Pharmacists aged 40+
Fri 14th July 2017
We have recently noticed an unusual increase in the number of cases within community pharmacy involving longer serving pharmacists.
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Press Release: Pharmacists join Unions 21
Thu 6th July 2017
The Pharmacists Defence Association Union (PDAU) is the latest trade union to formally join Unions 21, an organisation that provides an 'open space' for discussion on the future of the union movement and bring together trade unions and others that want to see an effective, modern and relevant trade union movement in the 21st century.
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Press Release: PDA Appoints Claire Ward as its Director of Public Affairs
Thu 29th June 2017
Claire will lead the development of relationships across Westminster and the devolved nations on behalf of the PDA as part of an increased commitment to taking the issues facing the 26,000 PDA members to the door of policy makers.