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More inclusion of LGBT+ education needed in pharmacy schools
Tue 2nd November 2021
Last month, the PDA LGBT+ Network wrote to the GPhC and PhSC on the need for more inclusion of LGBT+ education in the MPharm programme. The network is now collaborating with students in each pharmacy school as part of the ongoing #LGBTplusMPharm campaign.
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BAME Pharmacists’ Network – October 2021
Fri 29th October 2021
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Health and Safety reminder: Ventilation in the Pharmacy
Fri 29th October 2021
In response to member feedback, the PDA is reminding all pharmacy employers about their obligation to ensure adequate ventilation in workplaces by sharing HSE (Health and Safety Executive) guidance on the topic.
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DHSC opens consultation on further changes to the NHS Pension Scheme
Thu 28th October 2021
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) seeks views on three significant changes to the NHS Pension scheme relating to pensionable pay, the amount members pay for their pension benefits and how this amount will change in the future.
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PDA shares analysis of real-term pay cuts for Boots Pharmacists
Wed 27th October 2021
The PDA is sharing more detail of the Boots pharmacists’ pay claim for 2021
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Insight Online – October 2021
Tue 26th October 2021
In this issue, we share guidance on booking your Covid-19 booster vaccination and information on the pay increases PDA Union is delivering to pharmacists transferred to NHS trust organisations. Also, we invite all pharmacists to take part in our annual Safer Pharmacies Survey.
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PDA to propose ‘Independent Voice for Pharmacists’ motion at ICTU 2021 conference
Tue 26th October 2021
After affiliating to the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) earlier this year, the PDA will be proposing a motion for the first time at the ICTU Biennial Delegate Conference 2021 which begins today.
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Withdrawal and Nullification- Sitting the registration assessment in November 2021
Mon 25th October 2021
With the assessment fast approaching (16 November), the PDA is aware that some members may find themselves in situations that will have an adverse impact on their performance.
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NAWP produces breast cancer awareness factsheet
Sat 23rd October 2021
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month where people all over the world show their support for everyone affected by breast cancer. This month, NAWP has produced an information factsheet to help raise awareness of breast cancer and highlight the signs and symptoms of breast cancer in women, men and transgender women.
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MEDIA RELEASE: PDA Union members overwhelmingly reject Boots pay offer with 83% calling on the Union to refer the dispute to ACAS
Fri 22nd October 2021
Pay talks covering 6,000 pharmacists employed by Boots, ongoing since the summer, reach a crucial point as PDA Union members reject the company offer of a sub-inflationary 2% increase to pay (plus 0.38% lump sum).