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PDA responds to the Employment Rights Bill omitted from the Queen’s Speech yet again
Fri 13th May 2022
The PDA has expressed their disappointment after the promised Employment Rights Bill was omitted from the Queen’s Speech once again. The Bill is pledged to strengthen day one employment rights and increase the productivity of businesses.
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PDA Education delivers its first mental health course for reps
Thu 12th May 2022
Ahead of Mental Health Awareness week, PDA Education delivered a new 'Organising on Mental Health' interactive course for PDA Reps. The course helped reps to learn how to support members and to prioritise their own mental health. Reps also developed an action plan to improve mental health in their workplaces and with employers.
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Mental Health Awareness Week: 9 – 15 May 2022
Tue 10th May 2022
To mark Mental Health Awareness Week, the PDA is taking the opportunity to call on employers to engage with members around mental health so that positive change can be achieved in the workplace.
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Understanding when to withdraw and when to nullify for the June 2022 assessment
Mon 9th May 2022
The PDA is asking that trainee pharmacist members planning to sit the GPhC & PSNI summer assessment on Wednesday 29 June 2022 please read this updated guidance.
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PDA attends STUC Annual Congress
Sun 8th May 2022
The PDA recently attended its first Scottish Trade Unions (STUC) Congress and presented its first-ever motion to the assembled delegates. The motion supports community pharmacists in having a greater say in how they work for their patients.
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Student Newsletter – May 2022
Sat 7th May 2022
In this edition, read about top tips that can benefit you while preparing for exams, what it is like to be a PDA Student Rep, and the PDA’s advice for returning to in-person examinations.
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“Community Pharmacy England” proposals underline how contractor bodies speak for business owners and not for the profession
Fri 6th May 2022
The PDA comments on the final recommendations of the PSNC Pharmacy Review Steering Group (RSG) which has proposed how the contractor body takes forward the Wright Review.
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Northern Ireland Healthcare Award winners 2022 announced
Wed 4th May 2022
Last week (28 April), the Northern Ireland Healthcare Awards returned for its 23rd year. Once again Northern Ireland’s healthcare sector joined together under one roof to celebrate the achievements of healthcare professionals.
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Medicines availability and the added pressure on pharmacists
Fri 29th April 2022
The PDA supports the appointment of a Tsar by the Secretary of State for Health in England to urgently look at the issue of medicines shortages and start implementing measures to address the problem.
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It’s Time to Address Stress
Thu 28th April 2022
PDA Members and Representatives gathered last week to launch the PDA’s new awareness factsheet ‘It’s Time to Address Stress’. The factsheet looks at the causes and symptoms of stress in the workplace and provides advice on ways pharmacists can access support and improve working conditions.