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PDA responds to prescription charge increases in England
Fri 5th April 2024
The Westminster government have confirmed their decision to increase prescription charges again from May 2024.
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PDA wishes Claire Ward good luck in election as Mayor of East Midlands
Fri 5th April 2024
PDA Director of Public Affairs, Claire Ward, is a candidate for election as East Midlands Mayor. The election will take place on 2 May 2024 to choose the first person to hold the new role.
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PDA NAWP Network’s International Women’s Day event: Women and Inclusion in Pharmacy
Thu 4th April 2024
The PDA NAWP Network hosted its annual International Women's Day event on Friday 8 March. As this year’s theme for International Women’s Day was inclusion the event focused on women and inclusion in pharmacy and allowed those in attendance to share their personal stories of discrimination while experiencing breast and cervical cancer.
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Welcome to the April 2024 PDA Education Update
Wed 3rd April 2024
PDA Education provides FREE training and support to PDA members. This newsletter highlights the latest activities, training opportunities, and support available.
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PDA calls on members to share their views on the role of a DPP
Tue 2nd April 2024
The PDA has launched a survey to ask pharmacist independent prescribers about their views on Designated Prescribing Practitioners (DPPs). The responses will support the PDA’s policies and stakeholder engagement activities regarding independent prescribers.
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PDA Education launches support programme for trainee pharmacists
Mon 1st April 2024
The PDA supports members in every stage of their career. In order to help trainee pharmacists with their assessment in June, the PDA has developed four programmes that are completely free to trainee members.
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PDA hospital members meet to discuss pay, pensions, and being on-call
Sat 30th March 2024
On Monday 18 March, PDA members working in hospitals across the four nations met to discuss issues of concern and how members can work together to achieve change.
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ICTU Women’s Conference 2024
Fri 29th March 2024
The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) held its biennial women’s conference earlier this month to cover a wide range of issues that affect women. The PDA has been affiliated with the ICTU since 2020. PDA National Officer for Northern Ireland, Una O’Farrell attended the conference to see how workplace inequalities are addressed across trade unions.
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Government must listen to the pharmacists’ representatives who understand patient safety risks when looking at the pharmacy technician agenda
Thu 28th March 2024
The government is pressing ahead with their plan to allow pharmacy technicians to undertake PGDs (Patient Group Directions) despite concerns raised about the impact on patient safety.
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PDA invites members to celebrate #Pharmacy24
Thu 28th March 2024
Today is #Pharmacy24, a social media campaign which takes place on the busiest day of the year for many pharmacists to celebrate the achievements of those working in the profession.