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Employment

PDA secures £65k unpaid wages for locums

Union helps members fight 'wage theft' cases with their employers

24 Aug 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Employment

Boots and PDA agree pay increase for trainee pharmacists

New rates effective from 1 August for those who commence in role over the summer.

04 Jul 2023 , 1 Min Article

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PDA membership numbers up by 7pc in 2022-23

Membership numbers of the Pharmacists’ Defence Association have reached a record level at 36,806 annual meeting told on June 29.

04 Jul 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Clinical

MHRA reminder of risks of taking NSAIDs in late pregnancy

Reminder that the use of systemic NSAIDs is contraindicated in the last trimester of pregnancy (after 28 weeks of pregnancy)

27 Jun 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Employment

Lloyds CFO rejects redundancy appeal by ex-Sainsbury’s pharmacists

CFO affirms previous finding that ex-Sainsbury's staff are not entitled to enhanced terms

26 Jun 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Updated hypertension case-finding specification published

Pharmacies must explain why they have stopped providing the service and will not be eligible for the set-up fee if they withdraw within 30 days.

07 Jun 2023 , 1 Min Article

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RPS and PDA among 40 bodies urging publication of workforce plan

The plan will set out how chronic staff shortages across the NHS can be resolved over the next five to 15 years.

31 May 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Public health

PDA: Pharmacy’s funding uplift must improve staffing levels

The union said it hopes the money “will translate” into investment for safe staffing, better working conditions and good quality training.

10 May 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Leadership

PDA to build on Ukraine experience with charity for humanitarian aid

PDA establishes Medicines to Ukraine charity on the back of campaign

04 May 2023 , 1 Min Article

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PDA

PDA reaches agreement on pay of LloydsPharmacy members

PDA Union national officer and lead negotiator Paul Moloney said the deal was "firmly in the interests of members."

19 Apr 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Employment

PDA: LloydsPharmacy rejects 7pc pay increase without making counteroffer

PDA claims company's failure to respond to offer breaches their agreement

03 Mar 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Legal

Don’t comply with ‘advance clinical check’ SOPs, PDA urges pharmacists

Practice exposes pharmacists to possible FtP and legal risks, says PDA

28 Feb 2023 , 1 Min Article

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PDA

‘Overwhelming’ support for industrial action leads to ballot for NI pharmacists

NI pharmacists to be balloted on strike action after PDA survey, but no further action in England & Wales

20 Jan 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Regulations

PDA: GPhC continues ‘light-touch’ regulation of pharmacy premises

The PDA claimed the GPhC passed premises as meeting its overall standards despite their failure to fulfil the criteria.

11 Jan 2023 , 1 Min Article

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PDA

PDA: Thousands of pharmacists striking is 'realistic possibility'

Paul Day says many pharmacists have contacted the PDA Union to say they favour industrial action.

06 Jan 2023 , 4 Min Article

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PDA ‘will not oppose’ Society’s bid to rejoin global pharmacy body

PDA gives green light to RPS bid - but says Society should be asked to publish membership numbers

09 Dec 2022 , 1 Min Article