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GP Federation Employees – Consultation on Access to Pension Scheme in Northern Ireland
Tue 26th April 2016
The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS) in Northern Ireland consulted on changes to enable employees of GP federations to access to the Health and Social Care pension scheme.
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How Boots went Rogue – The PDA’s reaction on the impact of the feature in The Guardian
Fri 15th April 2016
The Guardian Article about Boots which was published on April 12th has caused ripples within the profession
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PDAU warns of threat to patient care from pharmacy funding cuts and calls for publicly-held inquiry
Fri 19th February 2016
Look at the margins of wholesalers and vertically integrated multiples before cutting patient services
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PDAU Responds to Pharmacy Funding Cuts
Fri 19th February 2016
In December 2015, the government announced a cut of £170m to the community pharmacy global sum for England, equivalent to a 12.2% cut. The pharmacy minister has said he expects 1,000 to 3,000 pharmacies to close as a result.
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PDA Criticizes RPS Position on Decriminalisation
February 2016
In its consultation response PDA takes issue with RPS view that inadvertent errors have been decriminalised.
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PDA Raises Issues with Employer PI Insurance
January 2016
The PDA raised issues with employer-provided PI insurance and Contingent Medical Malpractice insurance within its response to a recent GPhC consultation. We point out that these may not provide the assurances that the GPhC and the public are looking for.
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PDA responds to the National Guardian Consultation
December 2015
As a result of the Freedom to Speak Up review, a National Guardian for whistleblowing will be introduced shortly
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Boots Market Based Pay – Update November 2015
Tue 24th November 2015
In November 2014 John Murphy PDAU General Secretary warned Boots pharmacist employees that the plan to introduce Market Based Pay (MBP) was the thin end of the wedge.
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PDA responds to the IPSIS Consultation
November 2015
It is proposed that the Independent Patient Safety Investigations Service (IPSIS) will operate from April 2016.
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New Union Structure
Wed 26th August 2015 Union Members Only
The executive of the PDA Union are proposing changes to the rules in order to meet the future needs of members and create a platform for further growth.