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PDA IN THE NEWS: Keeping prescriptions free for the over 60s
Wed 25th August 2021
Last week, PDA Policy Officer Balraj Rai was interviewed on the BBC Radio Shropshire Jim Hawkins Show regarding government plans to change prescription charges for over 60s by linking free prescriptions to the state pension age.
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Insight Online – August 2021
Tue 24th August 2021
In this issue, we share pharmacists' concerns on the impact pharmacy closures are having on patients and the NHS. Also, we ask members to sign a petition to help long COVID be recognised as a disability.
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PDA Union members now get access to STUC webinars and events
Mon 23rd August 2021
As the PDA Union is affiliated with the Scottish Trade Union Congress (STUC), members now gain access to their activity, including these forthcoming webinars and training events...
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Community pharmacists acting together to improve pay
Mon 23rd August 2021
For years, rates of pay for community pharmacists have been reducing in real terms, but by joining together to act collectively pharmacists now can take action through their independent trade union. This article outlines key outcomes secured by community pharmacists in recent years acting as a trade union and some of the additional options for action they now have available.
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Closures: Health board confirms some pharmacy contractors are not reporting their closures to the NHS
Fri 20th August 2021
A Scottish Health board has confirmed that there is evidence some pharmacy contractors are not reporting their closures to the NHS, despite this being a requirement of their contract.
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PDA Regional Official speaks at Pharmacy Forum NI event
Thu 19th August 2021
Pharmacy Forum NI, the professional leadership body for pharmacists in Northern Ireland recently held an event title ‘Gender in NI pharmacy & the Power of Parity’. The event was hosted by PDA Regional Committee Member and Pharmacy Forum NI Board Member Andrew Cheung.
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Closures: Pharmacist concerns about patient harm and impact on NHS
Wed 18th August 2021
The PDA is highlighting concerns about avoidable pharmacy closures where contractors seemingly breach their agreement with the NHS and opt to close rather than engage available locums, thus denying patients the access to a pharmacists and pharmacy which the NHS have promised to provide.
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LGBT+ Pharmacists’ Network Newsletter – August 2021
Wed 18th August 2021
In this edition, learn about the new PDA LGBT+ Network pronoun badges and read first-hand stories and experiences of LGBT+ Network members.
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PDA’s Education Hub delivers key successes over the last year
Mon 16th August 2021
The PDA’s Education Hub is an online platform that provides free training to PDA members. It was launched a year ago with a programme of support for the newly developed cohort of ‘provisionally registered pharmacists’ who took on their new roles during a global pandemic.
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Helping pharmacists to realise the benefits of being in a union and the benefits of PDA membership
Sat 14th August 2021
In our latest member voice article, PDA Regional Committee Member Darren Powell shares his views on the changing times in pharmacy and what challenges are up ahead. Darren also shares why he joined the PDA and what colleagues can do to help raise the profile of the profession.