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Understanding when to withdraw and when to nullify for the March 2021 Assessment
Thu 11th March 2021
The GPhC has issued guidance regarding the process leading up to the assessments to be held on the 17 and 18 March, including practice questions and information for the day of the exam.
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Locums in Scotland advised of rights in instances of breach of contract
Thu 11th March 2021
The PDA is advising PDA locum members in Scotland about their contractual rights following complaints that a health board is cancelling booked vaccination shifts without notice.
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Ability Newsletter – March 2021
Wed 10th March 2021
Welcome to the latest Ability Network newsletter - the quarterly mailing that keeps you up-to-date on news, events and issues that relate to disabled pharmacists.
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PDA launches #GetVaccinated campaign resources
Wed 10th March 2021
The PDA #GetVaccinated campaign is calling on all pharmacists to have the COVID-19 vaccine and to help encourage their patients, family and friends, especially those in the BAME community, to do the same.
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Locums in Scotland furious as NHS cancel their vaccination shifts
Wed 10th March 2021
PDA locum members in Scotland are furious after receiving NHS communications saying that the NHS is cancelling their scheduled shifts in the Covid vaccination programme and amending payment arrangements without any prior discussion
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PDA joins the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) PPE Engagement Panel
Tue 9th March 2021
The Department of Health and Social Care is hosting an engagement panel to get feedback from the users of Covid-19 personal protective equipment (PPE) provided through the Government’s PPE portal.
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PDA can support members when their employer changes under a “TUPE Transfer”
Sat 6th March 2021
Though a number of community pharmacies are closing, others are still being bought and sold which often means pharmacists may find they have a new employer. The PDA can provide support and guidance for members at what can be a worrying time.
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PDA announces Regional Committee Election Results
Fri 5th March 2021
Your Regional Committee is made up of elected members, pharmacists like you, from different sectors of the profession who collectively and individually have responsibility for recruiting, engaging and representing members in their region.
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Anger and disappointment as government suggest it may be 1% pay rise for NHS employees
Fri 5th March 2021
PDA Union has today reacted to press reports that the 2021 NHS Pay increase is to be limited to 1% and calls on the Independent Pay Review Body (IPRB) that advises Government on NHS Pay to show its independence and reflect the need to ensure NHS workers are treated with the same dignity and respect on pay that they have shown to their patients throughout the pandemic.
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The perfect storm – A PDA Regional Official’s perspective of violence in pharmacies
Thu 4th March 2021
In our latest guest blog, PDA Regional Official for Northern Ireland, Una O'Farrell, shares her views on violence in pharmacy and what we need to do as a sector to affect change.