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PDA IN THE NEWS: PDA features in Pharmaceutical Journal podcast

PDA Director of Defence Services, Mark Pitt, was interviewed for the latest episode of ‘The PJ Pod’, a Pharmaceutical Journal podcast. The episode titled ‘Speaking up: how to raise concerns in the pharmacy workplace’ looks at the importance of speaking up whenever you have a safety or wellbeing concern, and how exactly to go about that.

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The episode also featured Beth Carter, Interim Director of Operations and Strategy at the National Guardians Office. Beth and Mark set out what anyone working in pharmacy should know if they are thinking about raising concerns.

The episode lasts 26 minutes. It was presented by Katherine Sole, Editor of Research and Learning at The Pharmaceutical Journal, and produced by Geoff Marsh.

LISTEN TO THE PODCAST HERE

 

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