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PDA’s working hours during the winter holiday
Mon 19th December 2016
We would like to send you our warmest wishes on behalf of all of us at the PDA, and we hope you have a happy festive season. If you need our help over this period, our opening times can be found below.
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Community Pharmacy Debate – House of Commons Main Chamber
Wed 2nd November 2016
An opposition day debate was held in the House of Commons on Wednesday 2nd November, with a motion not to cut funding to community pharmacies in England. The PDA Union provided a briefing document to MPs who were attending the debate.
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GPhC CPD Sampling Consultation
Wed 2nd November 2016
The GPhC proposed to change the way it samples registrants' CPD records - reducing the minimum sample size to 2.5% each year. The PDA called for research to assess whether CPD recording was of material benefit to the public and raised serious questions about the GPhC's approach to the consultation.
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Consultation on Pharmaceutical Services Regulations in Northern Ireland
Wed 2nd November 2016
The Department of Health in Northern Ireland consulted on legal changes to enable prescriptions from therapeutic radiographers and registered dieticians to be dispensed, and to allow community pharmacy contractors to refuse to provide services to patients (or those accompanying them) if they are violent or threaten violence or a criminal offence.
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Academic MUR Research Bolsters PDA View
Mon 10th October 2016
The PDA has long since been telling anyone who would listen about the abuse of pharmacists by managers hell-bent on achieving MUR targets. Now a recently published piece of research started six years ago has scientifically bolstered its view.
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Free Membership for Students and Pre-Registration Trainees
Mon 1st August 2016
The PDA offers membership free of charge to pharmacy undergraduates and those undergoing their pre-registration training, click on one of options below to join today.
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PDA concerned that proposed GPhC Standards for Pharmacists provide support to multiples
July 2016
The PDA has responded to the GPhC's consultation on proposed new 'Standards for Pharmacy Professionals'.
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PDA makes proposals on Pharmacy Regulation in Northern Ireland
Wed 29th June 2016
The PDA questions the rationale behind proposals relating to the future of pharmacy regulation in Northern Ireland.
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Comment on the departure of Boots UK boss
Fri 10th June 2016
The PDA Union has released this comment following the departure of the president of Boots UK
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PDA Response to Department of Health Hub and Spoke Consultation
Tue 17th May 2016
The PDA responded to a consultation on 'Hub and spoke' dispensing, proposals to put the prices of medicines on dispensing labels and other amendments to the Human Medicines Regulations 2012