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PDA Regional Official speaks at Pharmacy Forum NI event
Thu 19th August 2021
Pharmacy Forum NI, the professional leadership body for pharmacists in Northern Ireland recently held an event title ‘Gender in NI pharmacy & the Power of Parity’. The event was hosted by PDA Regional Committee Member and Pharmacy Forum NI Board Member Andrew Cheung.
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Closures: Pharmacist concerns about patient harm and impact on NHS
Wed 18th August 2021
The PDA is highlighting concerns about avoidable pharmacy closures where contractors seemingly breach their agreement with the NHS and opt to close rather than engage available locums, thus denying patients the access to a pharmacists and pharmacy which the NHS have promised to provide.
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LGBT+ Pharmacists’ Network Newsletter – August 2021
Wed 18th August 2021
In this edition, learn about the new PDA LGBT+ Network pronoun badges and read first-hand stories and experiences of LGBT+ Network members.
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PDA’s Education Hub delivers key successes over the last year
Mon 16th August 2021
The PDA’s Education Hub is an online platform that provides free training to PDA members. It was launched a year ago with a programme of support for the newly developed cohort of ‘provisionally registered pharmacists’ who took on their new roles during a global pandemic.
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Helping pharmacists to realise the benefits of being in a union and the benefits of PDA membership
Sat 14th August 2021
In our latest member voice article, PDA Regional Committee Member Darren Powell shares his views on the changing times in pharmacy and what challenges are up ahead. Darren also shares why he joined the PDA and what colleagues can do to help raise the profile of the profession.
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Joint statement – Boots & the PDA Union (1 July 2021)
Fri 13th August 2021
The PDA Union and Boots have released their latest joint statement following their Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) meeting, which was held virtually on 1 July 2021.
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PDA launches online reporting tool to gather data on pharmacy closures
Fri 13th August 2021
The volumes of incidents where contractors choose to close pharmacies rather than engage an available locum, appear to be reaching epidemic proportions, and pharmacists are concerned about the impact on patients, as well as the damage this does to the reputation of the profession. The PDA is therefore asking pharmacists to help collate information about when and where these closures are occuring.
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GPhC issues warning about online prescribing practice
Thu 12th August 2021
The PDA welcomes an announcement from the regulator about “Patient safety concerns relating to online prescribing services.”
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PDA LGBT+ Network launch pronoun badges and flyers
Wed 11th August 2021
The PDA LGBT+ Network are delighted to announce that pronoun badges and an accompanying flyer are now available to order. Thank you to all Network Members who contributed to the design of the badges and the flyer.
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Pharmacists highlight more unscheduled pharmacy closures
Tue 10th August 2021
In just one week, PDA members have submitted more than 50 reports of pharmacy contractors closing pharmacies.