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Understanding when to withdraw and when to nullify for the June 2022 assessment
Mon 9th May 2022
The PDA is asking that trainee pharmacist members planning to sit the GPhC & PSNI summer assessment on Wednesday 29 June 2022 please read this updated guidance.
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PDA attends STUC Annual Congress
Sun 8th May 2022
The PDA recently attended its first Scottish Trade Unions (STUC) Congress and presented its first-ever motion to the assembled delegates. The motion supports community pharmacists in having a greater say in how they work for their patients.
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Student Newsletter – May 2022
Sat 7th May 2022
In this edition, read about top tips that can benefit you while preparing for exams, what it is like to be a PDA Student Rep, and the PDA’s advice for returning to in-person examinations.
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“Community Pharmacy England” proposals underline how contractor bodies speak for business owners and not for the profession
Fri 6th May 2022
The PDA comments on the final recommendations of the PSNC Pharmacy Review Steering Group (RSG) which has proposed how the contractor body takes forward the Wright Review.
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Northern Ireland Healthcare Award winners 2022 announced
Wed 4th May 2022
Last week (28 April), the Northern Ireland Healthcare Awards returned for its 23rd year. Once again Northern Ireland’s healthcare sector joined together under one roof to celebrate the achievements of healthcare professionals.
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Medicines availability and the added pressure on pharmacists
Fri 29th April 2022
The PDA supports the appointment of a Tsar by the Secretary of State for Health in England to urgently look at the issue of medicines shortages and start implementing measures to address the problem.
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It’s Time to Address Stress
Thu 28th April 2022
PDA Members and Representatives gathered last week to launch the PDA’s new awareness factsheet ‘It’s Time to Address Stress’. The factsheet looks at the causes and symptoms of stress in the workplace and provides advice on ways pharmacists can access support and improve working conditions.
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Pharmacy students return to in-person examinations
Wed 27th April 2022
The PDA has been contacted by many student members who are apprehensive about the return to in-person assessments. This is due to their continuing worry of Covid-19 transmissions and anxiety caused by changing exam formats and procedures.
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Insight Online – April 2022
Tue 26th April 2022
This month, we respond to reports that some pharmacy businesses are discussing a locum 'blacklist'. We also outline what sessions we will be running at CPC next month, and list a series of FREE webinars that are available for trainee pharmacists.
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PDA calls on community and locum pharmacists to complete the violence and abuse in pharmacy survey
Mon 25th April 2022
The PDA urges those that haven't already completed the recent violence and abuse in community pharmacy survey, to do so now in order to ensure the PDA has a true representation of the current state of the sector.