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  • Rhona Bennett

    Tue 8th July 2025 PDA Union

    We are sorry to announce the death of Rhona Bennett, the longstanding Executive Committee member and Treasurer of the Boots Pharmacists’ Association (BPA). 

  • Regional Committees hear directly from PDA members on workplace realities

    Mon 7th July 2025 The PDA

    The PDA Regional Committees are made up of pharmacists from across the profession that are elected to represent the PDA's wider membership. The committees meet to discuss current issues in pharmacy ahead of PDA National Executive Committee meetings. 

  • PDA hosts ‘Pharmacists For Humanity’ event for future pharmacists

    Sun 6th July 2025 The PDA

    The PDA held the first in a series of humanitarian events aimed to raise awareness of how pharmacists are and can be involved in humanitarian activities, along with experts sharing real-life experiences from the frontline of delivering aid and support in crisis zones. Attendees were also able to learn and implement the science behind successful fundraising. 

  • Breaking barriers: Encouraging young women to lead in pharmacy

    Sat 5th July 2025 The PDA

    This year, Ayah Abbass, clinical pharmacist and Immediate Past President of the PDA NAWP Network was invited to speak at Batley Girls’ High School’s Careers Breakfast event. Here she reflects on her experience of the day and what it was like to speak with those who may help shape and lead the future of not just pharmacy but other sectors.  

  • PDA responds to the NHS 10 Year Plan

    Fri 4th July 2025 The PDA

    The Prime Minister has launched a ten-year plan which outlines the government’s ambitions for healthcare in England. It describes how the NHS will achieve three strategic shifts, from hospital to neighbourhood, from analogue to digital and from treatment to prevention. The PDA is providing its initial comments on the plan. 

  • Another Employment Tribunal win for an NHS pharmacist

    Fri 4th July 2025 The PDA

    The PDA has secured a successful outcome for an NHS pharmacist who had to escalate their dispute to the employment tribunal. 

  • Former PDA BAME Network President awarded Churchill Fellowship

    Tue 1st July 2025 The PDA

    Elsy Gomez Campos, Immediate Past President of the PDA BAME Network, has been awarded a coveted Churchill Fellowship which will enable her to focus on addressing racism in pharmacy to support workforce sustainability and wellbeing. 

  • Commissioning support units to close

    Mon 30th June 2025 The PDA

    The Westminster government have announced some further changes to NHS England-related organisations, which could mean more job losses for pharmacists. 

  • PDA membership passes 40,000

    Fri 27th June 2025 The PDA

    Attendees at the PDA’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) heard the latest certified membership numbers have passed another major milestone. 

  • Insight Online – June 2025

    Wed 25th June 2025 The PDA

    This month, read about our response to the government’s consultation seeking views on how to introduce mandatory ethnicity and disability pay reporting. PDA Locum Reps offer advice to their locum colleagues on how to thrive in the current climate, and read about how PDA Director of Pharmacy, Jay Badenhorst represented PDA members at the House of Lords.  

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