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PDA appoints Alison Jones as Director of Stakeholder Engagement
Mon 25th January 2021
The PDA senior management team has been strengthened by the appointment of Alison Jones into the new role of Director of Stakeholder Engagement. Alison was previously the Government Affairs Manager at McKesson UK, having worked for Lloyds Pharmacy and the wider Celesio/McKesson group since 2003.
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Keeping on track: A pharmacy students’ advice on how to stay focused during a pandemic
Sun 24th January 2021
In our latest member voice article, Anjuli Bali, a third year MPharm Student at the University of Huddersfield shares her experience of struggling to study from home and how she overcame her obstacles. Anjuli also details how being a PDA Student Rep has helped her to find her voice and shares what support is available to fellow students.
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NAWP produces factsheet to mark Cervical Cancer Prevention Week 2021
Sat 23rd January 2021
It is Cervical Cancer Prevention Week (18 – 24 January 2021), an opportunity to raise awareness of the risks of cervical cancer and how these risks can be reduced in order to prevent the disease.
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PDA resources to help pharmacists during this pandemic
Fri 22nd January 2021
Alongside representing pharmacists’ views and securing outcomes that help them at work, the PDA has produced several resources to assist pharmacists during this pandemic.
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Are you Fit to Sit? – What you need to know about the process for the March 2021 assessment
Fri 22nd January 2021
The deadline for prov-regs and resitters apply to sit the registration exam in March is Tuesday 26 January.
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NAWP Newsletter – January 2021
Wed 20th January 2021
Welcome to the latest issue of the NAWP newsletter - the quarterly mailing that keeps you up-to-date on news, events and issues that relate to women in pharmacy.
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PDA urges pharmacists and employers to utilise COVID-19 risk management tool
Tue 19th January 2021
In the ‘third wave’ of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the daily death tool reaching record levels, the PDA urges pharmacists and employers to utilise their free toolkit that will help to identify and remove risks in community pharmacy.
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Insight Online – January 2021
Tue 19th January 2021
Happy New Year and welcome to the first Insight Online of 2021. After the challenges of 2020 we certainly hope 2021 is far better! Insight Online is the regular mailing that keeps you up-to-date on PDA news and events, as well as issues that may affect you at work.
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Professional Standards Authority Consult on their regulator performance review process
Tue 19th January 2021
The Professional Standards Authority (PSA) is the statutory body that reviews, on an annual basis, the work of all 10 UK healthcare regulators. It has launched a consultation on this performance review process.
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PDA agrees a web portal with the NHS in England to help ensure that locums do not miss out on their prioritised Covid-19 vaccination
Mon 18th January 2021
PDA will ensure that self -employed locums can enjoy the same access to Covid-19 vaccination priority as do their employed colleagues.