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Insight Online – November 2024
Wed 27th November 2024
This month, read about the government's consultation that aims to shape a 10-year health plan for the NHS in England. Also, read our response to the GPhC's consultation on changes to the ‘guidance for registered pharmacies providing pharmacy services at a distance, including on the internet’. Plus, access FREE PDA resources designed to keep you safe at work.
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Welcome to the November PDA Education Update
Mon 25th November 2024
PDA Education provides FREE training and support to PDA members. The education newsletter keeps you up to date on all the latest activities, training opportunities and support available. Read on to ensure that you don’t miss out!
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NAWP encourages pharmacist employers to adopt the Safe Spaces scheme
Mon 25th November 2024
Today is the beginning of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, an annual campaign that calls for an end to violence against women and girls. Spanning across 16 days, the campaign begins on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and runs until 10 December, Human Rights Day. To mark the campaign, the PDA NAWP Network is highlighting Safe Spaces, a scheme that offers people experiencing domestic abuse a safe space to reach out for support.
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My life as a pharmacist with multiple roles
Sat 23rd November 2024
Paul Johnson, a portfolio career pharmacist (PCP) has shared what his life is like as a pharmacist with multiple roles and how his career has developed over the last 28 years. Paul also shares how he believes there is more to life than just being part of a specific profession and how everyone should look after their mental, emotional, and spiritual needs.
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PDA hosts member-exclusive event on Independent Prescribing
Fri 22nd November 2024
On Monday 11 November, the PDA held an online event to support members in deciding whether they want to become Independent Prescribers. The session featured PDA Director of Pharmacy, Jay Badenhorst who discussed his own experience of becoming an Independent Prescriber and offered further information and advice.
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PDA Plus benefit helped members claim almost £15,000 in overpaid tax
Thu 21st November 2024
The Tax Refund Company is a PDA Plus partner and has helped employed members recover over £15,000 in overpaid tax in the last 5 years after finding HMRC had given them the wrong tax codes.
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PDA marks Equal Pay Day 2024
Wed 20th November 2024
Equal Pay Day marks the day in the year when women, on average, stop earning money until the end of the year compared to men due to the gender pay gap. This year, Equal Pay Day falls on 20 November 2024, two days earlier than in 2023. This means that instead of making progress and reducing the gender pay gap, this has instead widened.
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PDA BAME Network explores reclaiming narratives in pharmacy
Tue 19th November 2024
During Black History Month 2024, the PDA BAME Network hosted an online event for all PDA members. The event covered reclaiming narratives in pharmacy.
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PDA responds to GPhC’s consultation on providing pharmacy services at a distance
Sun 17th November 2024
The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has been consulting between 18 September 2024 and 9 October 2024 on their changes to the ‘guidance for registered pharmacies providing pharmacy services at a distance, including on the internet’.
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Superdrug agree to PDA Union’s bargaining unit proposals
Fri 15th November 2024
A Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) hearing was cancelled after Superdrug management abandoned its efforts to exclude Senior Pharmacy Managers (SPM) from the bargaining unit proposed by the PDA.