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PDA to present its first ever motion at STUC Annual Congress
Sun 17th April 2022
The PDA will attend its first STUC (Scottish Trade Unions Congress) Annual Congress in Aberdeen this month and present its first-ever motion to the assembled delegates.
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PDA attends CPC to help shape the pharmacy sector
Thu 14th April 2022
The PDA will be running two sessions at the Clinical Pharmacy Congress (CPC) this year in the hope of sharing knowledge and best practice from across the sector. The PDA sessions include 'Managing Risk in General Practice' and 'PDA members leading change for an anti-racist pharmacy sector.'
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PDA collaborates on Equal Pay Toolkit
Wed 13th April 2022
The PDA has worked with leading equality charity, The Equality Trust, alongside other trade unions, academics, and other equality campaigners, to produce an Equal Pay Toolkit.
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Stress in the workplace
Tue 12th April 2022
To mark Stress Awareness Month, this April, the PDA and its members are highlighting the numerous workplace issues which cause stress and damage to mental health. Concerns such as not being able to take rest breaks, poor communication, and lack of staff resources are regularly being highlighted by PDA members and PDA Reps at meetings and in calls to the PDA Service Centre.
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An award-winning pharmacy student’s commitment to the profession
Sat 9th April 2022
In order to shine a light on a pharmacy student who has gone above and beyond in his commitment to his studies and the profession, we find out more about PDA member, Jack Murphy and why he was awarded the 2021 Scottish Pharmacy Student Leadership Award.
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Pharmacy compliance with RP regulations is mandatory, not optional
Fri 8th April 2022
The PDA has responded to discussions about compliance with the Responsible Pharmacist (RP) regulations, which underpin patient safety and support high-quality pharmacy services.
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PDA responds to employers’ admission that some pharmacy businesses are discussing a locum “blacklist”
Fri 8th April 2022
The PDA has responded to statements made stating that some pharmacy businesses are talking about “sharing intelligence and collectively blacklisting pharmacists.”
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LloydsPharmacy pay negotiations update – April 2022
Thu 7th April 2022
PDA union update for members employed by LloydsPharmacy and covered by the PDA Union recognition agreement.
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PDA supports #Pharmacy24 2022
Thu 7th April 2022
Today is World Health Day, the busiest day of the pharmacy calendar. The day is used to promote #Pharmacy24, an annual social media event that aims to celebrate the achievements of those working in pharmacy. To mark the day, the PDA is looking back at some of their key achievements over the last year that improved the working lives of pharmacists.
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PDA launches violence and abuse in community pharmacy workplace survey
Wed 6th April 2022
In order to analyse the significant levels of violence and abuse in community pharmacies, the PDA is calling on community and locum pharmacists to complete a new survey as part of their long-running campaign to end violence in pharmacies.