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International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 2022
Mon 21st March 2022
The PDA is an anti-racist organisation and to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (March 21), the PDA is highlighting the importance of helping pharmacists to stand up against any form of discrimination and its causes and consequences.
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Pharmacy students: visit the PDA at the BPSA Annual Conference 2022
Fri 18th March 2022
The PDA is inviting pharmacy students to visit them at the BPSA Annual Conference where they will be carrying out a number of activities over the course of 2 days as a way to offer continuous support to students.
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PDA to host Inaugural Student Member Conference in NI – 28 April 2022
Thu 17th March 2022
The PDA has announced that on 28 April 2022 they will be running their first Student Member Conference in Northern Ireland (NI) as part of their continued support to pharmacy students across the UK.
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PDA writes to CCA members about their poor safety ratings
Wed 16th March 2022
The PDA has invited the largest community pharmacy businesses to commit to improved safety, after survey responses from pharmacists working in CCA member pharmacies were comparatively the worst within the entire community pharmacy sector. The surveys of pharmacists which are conducted annually show that the situation has markedly deteriorated in this last year.
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PDA responds to CCA challenge
Wed 16th March 2022
The PDA continues to dispute public statements made by the representatives of the largest community pharmacy businesses about workforce challenges and associated issues in community pharmacy
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PDA Regional Committees meet to discuss pressing issues in pharmacy
Tue 15th March 2022
The PDA Regional Committees are pharmacists, all PDA members, from across areas of practice that are elected to represent the wider membership. They meet to discuss current issues in pharmacy ahead of PDA National Executive Committee meetings.
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Welcome to the March 2022 PDA Education update
Fri 11th March 2022
Welcome to the first PDA Education update. PDA Education provides FREE training and support to PDA members.
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Planned breaches of NHS contract damage pharmacy
Wed 9th March 2022
The PDA are highlighting concerns of pharmacists about what appear to be deliberate breaches of the NHS contract by some community pharmacy businesses. These breaches have the potential to cause harm to patients and to damage the reputation of the profession.
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NAWP produces factsheet to mark Endometriosis Awareness Month 2022
Mon 7th March 2022
This International Women’s Day, NAWP has launched a factsheet to raise awareness of Endometriosis - a condition where tissue similar to the lining of the womb starts to grow in other places, such as the ovaries and fallopian tubes.
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More than half of pharmacists working in England’s multiples are looking to change roles or employment status in the next 12/18 months
Mon 7th March 2022
A recent survey conducted by the PDA asked pharmacists in all four UK nations across all sectors of pharmacy about their current roles and future career plans.