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Personal Protective Equipment update
Thu 5th November 2020
Guidance regarding PPE has been available from many sources during the pandemic, some of which was conflicting and inconsistent. Back in April, the PDA provided a pragmatic approach to the use of PPE and other measures aimed at optimising safety for patients, customers and staff. Now that official UK guidance has changed, we are providing an update.
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PDA Union Statement on day salaries should have increased at Boots
Sun 1st November 2020
PDA Members employed by Boots will be aware that today (1st November) is the date on which they would normally expect to see an uplift in their salaries.
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Pharmacists concerned as security guards removed
Sat 31st October 2020
Alongside staff redundancies, store closures and the threat of wage freezes, PDA members working at some pharmacy multiples are reporting instances where longstanding security guard services are being withdrawn from their workplace.
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PDA casework and why we don’t often talk about it
Fri 30th October 2020
The PDA Union is the only independent trade union exclusively for pharmacists in the UK. As a specialist trade union, we have a unique legal status combined with expert knowledge of the profession that enables us to speak up for and represent pharmacists when they need help, but that work is often not visible to others.
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PDA responds to APTUK/PCPA consultation on possible national competency framework for primary care pharmacy technicians
Thu 29th October 2020
The PDA has responded to a draft “National Competency Framework for Primary Care Pharmacy Technicians” (NCF) which was jointly proposed for consultation by APTUK and PCPA.
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BAME Pharmacists’ Network – October 2020
Wed 28th October 2020
Welcome to the latest PDA BAME Pharmacists' Network Update. This special edition newsletter coincides with Black History Month.
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Members raising concerns regarding manipulation of Scottish locum market
Mon 26th October 2020
Over recent months the PDA has received a growing number of reports from members in Scotland raising concerns about some of the practices being utilised by some community pharmacy companies in Scotland, in some cases apparently aided by locum agencies.
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PDA welcome GPhC statement concerning vaccination volumes and safety
Fri 23rd October 2020
In September the PDA published concerns about undue pressure being placed on pharmacists to deliver high volumes of flu vaccinations. We welcome the statement from the GPhC on 22 October which addresses the concerns raised by PDA members and reiterates the required behavior of pharmacy owners.
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PDA say health & safety must be priority after Community pharmacists raise concerns over instructions to avoid test and trace rules
Fri 23rd October 2020
The PDA Union is hearing from employed pharmacists at several multiples who have been instructed by their employers to turn off the NHS COVID-19 test and trace app when at work and worryingly some pharmacists are being told to refuse to ‘self-isolate’ if contacted by track and trace in respect of a colleague who has tested positive. This is also a significant concern for locum members who may be working in these multiples’ pharmacies.
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PDA member survey shows prescription charges in England regularly prevent patients from receiving their medicines
Fri 23rd October 2020
The results of a survey of PDA members reveals widespread occurrences of patients being unable to afford to pay for the medicines they need. The PDA is a member of the Prescription Charges Coalition, a group of organisations calling on the UK Government to scrap prescription charges in England for people with long-term conditions.