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PDA releases patient safety survey results (2015 to 2018)
Sat 30th March 2019
The PDA has published the results of three patient safety surveys undertaken over the last three years, including the latest results which directly compare the experience of pharmacists to the basic standards detailed in the Safer Pharmacies Charter.
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Boots campaign features in the latest Unions 21 podcast
Fri 29th March 2019
In the latest podcast from Unions 21, Becky Wright and Simon Sapper talk union recognition with Paul Day of the PDA Union and hear all about how Boots' senior management denied their pharmacists an independent voice at work for eight years and how, by never giving up, the PDAU changed that.
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PDA responds to the NHSI Consultation on Developing a Patient Safety Strategy for the NHS
Tue 26th March 2019
NHS Improvement consulted on a patient safety strategy for the NHS. The consultation ran from 14 December 2018 to 15 February 2019. The PDA generally welcomes and supports the proposals in the consultation. However, there is a significant need for increased focus on systems issues affecting medicines safety in pharmacy.
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PDA Union representatives will listen to all Boots pharmacists and trainee pharmacists (called pre-reg until end of summer 2021)
Sat 23rd March 2019
PDA Union asking all Boots pharmacists to let them know what should be made better at work and reiterating PDA Union representatives will act in the interests of the entire profession when they negotiate for all registered and trainee pharmacist (called pre-reg until end of summer 2021) store-based pharmacists at levels 5, 6 and 7.
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PDA Union has affiliated to the General Federation of Trade Unions
Thu 21st March 2019
The PDA is strengthening its trade union function by affiliating to the General Federation of Trade Unions. The affiliation coincides with the union entering a new chapter as it begins to collectively bargain for pay at the largest community pharmacy multiple, Boots.
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Insight Online – March 2019
Wed 20th March 2019
Welcome to the latest issue of Insight Online - the regular mailing that keeps you updated on PDA news and events, as well as issues that affected you at work.
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BOOTS pharmacists: You won the ballot and now you can be part of the team to help make things better
Mon 18th March 2019
We are inviting any PDAU members employed at Boots to volunteer to become part of our network at the company. We will need to fill a number of positions and to begin with we would like you to express initial interest in becoming part of the team.
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Northern Ireland Healthcare Award winners 2019 revealed
Thu 14th March 2019
The 20th Northern Ireland Healthcare Awards took place at Belfast’s Europa Hotel last month and coincided with the 2019 Northern Ireland Pharmacy Conference which took place that afternoon in partnership with the PDA.
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PDA are progressing a compensation claim for members affected by the Well Data Breach
Wed 13th March 2019
On 11th December 2018, a data breach at Well pharmacy resulted in a spreadsheet containing the data of 24,099 people, mostly pharmacists, being leaked. The PDA has been asked by affected members to start a claim on their behalf against Well and are currently gathering information to progress this.
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PDAU say change of law needed on sweetheart union derecognition
Wed 13th March 2019
The PDA Union have just won a recognition ballot which ended with an overwhelming win for the union, but say they believe the law on the overall process relating to derecognising a sweetheart union needs to be improved.