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Changes to prescription charge exemptions
Fri 18th February 2022
In the Autumn of 2021, the Westminster government published proposals to align the upper age for NHS prescription charges with the state pension age meaning that people aged from 60 to 65 may no longer receive free prescriptions.
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NAWP Newsletter – February 2022
Thu 17th February 2022
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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GPhC joins PDA members to discuss the changes to Initial Education and Training
Wed 16th February 2022
The PDA recently hosted an informative session that enabled members and GPhC colleagues from all sectors to hear directly about the changes to Initial Education and Training (IET), Designated Prescribing Practitioners (DPPs), and the implications for pharmacists, students, and trainees.
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Advice to pharmacy students as lecturers take strike action
Mon 14th February 2022
The PDA has issued advice to pharmacy students who may face pickets lines and find that their lecturers and other course staff are not at work due to industrial action by members of the University & College Union (UCU).
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PDA encourages members to celebrate #HeartUnions Week 2022
Mon 14th February 2022
Today is the first day of HeartUnions Week 2022 (14 – 20 February), which is the annual trade union campaign that showcases the achievements of union members, as well as highlighting the importance of unions in the workplace and encouraging non-members to join their union.
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Celebrating LGBT+ History Month 2022
Fri 11th February 2022
LGBT+ History month takes place in February every year and is an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of the LGBT+ community and to observe the progress made towards achieving equality.
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PDA declaration on the climate emergency
Thu 10th February 2022
Like many other public, private and not-for-profit organisations across wider society and in the health sector, the PDA recognises the climate emergency and the importance of supporting a transition to a fully de-carbonised economy.
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Pharmacists targeted by anti-vaccination protesters
Tue 8th February 2022
The PDA has seen a rise in incidents of violence and aggression reported by pharmacists working in Covid-19 vaccination centres.
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The transition from community to PCN clinical pharmacy
Mon 7th February 2022
PDA member, Osama Madlom is making the change from community to PCN clinical pharmacy and is taking the time to reflect on his 22 years as a community pharmacist. Osama also shares what PDA membership has done for him.
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Pharmacist Education Summit: Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
Sat 5th February 2022
Earlier this week on 2 February, Health Education England (HEE) and the Pharmacy Schools Council (PhSC) held a Pharmacist Education Summit on Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) aimed at pharmacy educators.