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Press Release: Update on on the PDA’s legal challenge to the GPhC’s new Standards
Tue 11th April 2017
The Pharmacists’ Defence Association's (PDA) challenge to the General Pharmaceutical Council’s (GPhC) new Standards was heard on 23rd March 2017 in front of the Honourable Mr Justice Singh.
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GPhC revising threshold criteria for fitness to practise referral
Wed 22nd March 2017
When a complaint is made to the GPhC about a registrant, it uses “threshold criteria” to decide whether to refer the matter to the investigating committee, who in turn decide whether to refer to the fitness to practise committee. The GPhC consulted on proposed new criteria to replace the existing.
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GPhC Proposes Changes to Pharmacy Technician Training
Tue 21st March 2017
The GPhC has proposed changes to the initial education and training of pharmacy technicians.
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Consultation Response on Religion, Personal Values and Beliefs
Fri 10th March 2017
The PDA has responded to the GPhC’s consultation on religion, personal values and beliefs and how these relate to patient care and professional responsibilities.
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Need some help with your pre-registration exam?
Thu 9th March 2017
As your registration exam is approaching, we would like to support you in ensuring that you are both well prepared and feel confident to sit the exam.
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Consultation Response on Independent Prescribers
Thu 23rd February 2017
The GPhC is considering relaxing rules to allow pharmacist independent prescribers to supervise those in training. As experts in medicines, it makes sense for the profession to be able to do that.
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Press Release: Update on PDAU Recognition with Boots
Mon 13th February 2017
Senior judges tell Boots pharmacists that if they want to have their collective bargaining rights represented by the PDA Union, then they must seek the derecognition of the Boots Pharmacists Association.
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The PDA’s February student events
Mon 30th January 2017
We have been invited by schools of pharmacy to attend various student events, so as to inform MPharm students about what a pharmacist's career is like and what the PDA's role is in supporting it.
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PSNI Consultation on Pharmacist Prescriber Register Annotation
Tue 17th January 2017
The Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is consulting on legal changes in relation to the annotation of the register of pharmacists who are qualified as independent prescribers, and corresponding changes for supplementary prescribers to ensure a consistent legislative approach to the two groups.
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PDA leadership team update
Mon 16th January 2017
John Murphy, Director of the PDA, retires from his position and Tom Kirkbride is appointed Chief Operating Officer for The Pharmacists' Defence Association.