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Frontline pharmacists’ concerns about Pharmacy First implementation shared with DHSC and NHS England officials
Fri 19th January 2024
The PDA has ensured that the Chief Pharmaceutical Officer for England and senior DHSC civil servants have heard the views of employed and locum pharmacists on how PFS is being introduced.
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The Responsible Pharmacist and Pharmacy First Service
Fri 19th January 2024
PDA members have raised concerns about how they can comply with their professional responsibilities towards patients when faced with the demand for Pharmacy First consultations to be delivered, alongside an already overstretched pharmacy service.
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PDA’s Chairman gives evidence to the Commons Health and Social Care Committee
Tue 16th January 2024
The PDA welcomed the opportunity to give evidence to the influential Health and Social Care Committee today (16th January 2024) as part of its inquiry into pharmacy.
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Pharmacists in England are invited to complete the Prescription Charges survey 2024
Tue 16th January 2024
As a member of the Prescription Charges Coalition (PCC), the PDA is asking pharmacists in England to complete a survey about their experiences of patients denying prescriptions due to financial issues.
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Insolvency plans update of ‘Lloyds Pharmacy Limited’
Sat 13th January 2024
The PDA has issued an update for pharmacists formerly employed at LloydsPharmacy.
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The work of PDA NHS Reps in the last year
Fri 12th January 2024
Over the past 12 months, the PDA has seen a growth in the number of PDA Representatives (Reps) in the NHS. The PDA currently has reps in the hospital sector, GP practices, and ICBs.
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Community pharmacy breaches NHS contract to cut costs
Thu 11th January 2024
In our latest member voice article, a locum pharmacist anonymously recalls how a community pharmacy chose to decline their offer to cover a shift and decided to close the store rather than pay the pharmacist their requested day rate.
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PDA students continue to campaign for fair funding – now with the support of their MPs!
Wed 10th January 2024
The campaign led by PDA Student Reps for fair funding for pharmacy students began last year and has gathered considerable support. Through MPharm students, PDA Student Reps and others sending letters to their MPs, the issue of pharmacy students being left out of the scope of the NHS Learning Support Fund has (LSF) been escalated to the Minister for Health by several MPs.
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Pharmacists query open letter from the GPhC and Chief Pharmacist for England
Sat 6th January 2024
A letter from the Chief Executive of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) and the Chief Pharmaceutical Officer for England has raised questions among pharmacists.
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PDA reiterates advice to pharmacists working in online settings
Fri 5th January 2024
As the BBC highlights an investigation it has undertaken about prescription drugs being sold online without robust checks, the PDA is reiterating advice to pharmacists working in online settings