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Advice to pharmacy students as lecturers take strike action
Mon 14th February 2022
The PDA has issued advice to pharmacy students who may face pickets lines and find that their lecturers and other course staff are not at work due to industrial action by members of the University & College Union (UCU).
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Pharmacists targeted by anti-vaccination protesters
Tue 8th February 2022
The PDA has seen a rise in incidents of violence and aggression reported by pharmacists working in Covid-19 vaccination centres.
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PDA raise concerns over Redundancy Selection Process at Boots
Mon 7th February 2022
The PDA has become aware of non-pharmacist managers scoring pharmacists, who are at risk of redundancy, using inappropriate criteria to assess individual performance. These scores then influence which pharmacists are selected for redundancy. The PDA has called upon Boots to resolve this as a matter of urgency.
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Student Newsletter – February 2022
Wed 2nd February 2022
In this edition, read about how the PDA aims to improve the student experience at universities, what it is like to be a PDA Student Rep and how you can join the PDA’s Ability Network.
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Boots yet to respond to PDA’s request to waive restrictions on pharmacists who face cuts to hours and pay
Tue 1st February 2022
On behalf of members facing company-imposed cuts to their working hours, the PDA requested senior Boots management to waive the contractual clauses that prevent pharmacists from working for other pharmacy employers.
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UK Government reverse policy on mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations of staff in CQC regulated roles
Tue 1st February 2022
The UK government has announced that the mandatory Covid-19 vaccination of healthcare workers for deployment in certain CQC regulated roles will no longer be implemented on 1 April 2022 as it is no longer considered proportionate.
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Pharmacy Hours Reduction – Advice for Relief Pharmacists at Boots
Sun 30th January 2022
Relief Pharmacists at Boots are a population of employees who may have specific concerns about the consequences of the company’s pharmacy opening hours reduction initiative.
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Boots pharmacists reminded of legal right to trial period in redundancy situations
Thu 27th January 2022
In response to concerns from pharmacists employed at Boots, the PDA is reminding employees of their rights when an employer offers alternative work to an employee who is at risk of redundancy.
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Life isn’t a race and failure will only make you stronger
Wed 26th January 2022
Ayah Abbass, PDA NAWP Network Committee Member and Community/GP Pharmacist has taken the opportunity to speak about her experience of failing the GPhC pre-reg assessment and its affect on her wellbeing.
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Cancellation of January JCC meeting with Boots
Tue 25th January 2022