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Use the PDA toolkit to help reduce the risk of COVID-19 in community pharmacy
Thu 11th June 2020
Following guidance from the GPhC on 8 June, the PDA want to help pharmacists to reduce the risks of COVID -19 in the pharmacy and to consider what actions to take to reduce the risk of closure, if their whole pharmacy team may have to self-isolate.
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PDA Pandemic Series Update – 6 June 2020
Sat 6th June 2020
With each edition, we aim to bring to your attention important issues either those that we are working on or general background information that helps you with your practice.
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Prov-Reg pharmacist salaries should match “newly qualified” rates
Thu 4th June 2020
The PDA welcome Boots confirming that Prov-Reg pharmacists will be paid the same starting rate as would have been paid to newly qualified pharmacists, as agreed with the PDA.
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PDA Statement on the PHE report: Disparities in the risk and outcomes of COVID-19
Wed 3rd June 2020
The report by Public Health England regarding COVID-19’s disproportionate effect on people from ethnic minorities was released yesterday, 2nd of June.
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Northern Ireland Government confirm pharmacists included in COVID-19 compensation scheme
Wed 3rd June 2020
The PDA has been communicating with all four UK governments through this pandemic to ensure that the voice of pharmacists is heard and their interests represented distinct from the voice of their employers.
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PDA reveal the results of their second pre-reg COVID-19 survey
Wed 3rd June 2020
The PDA has analysed the results of their second pre-reg COVID-19 survey and can now reveal the responses to questions relating to the pre-reg year and particularly the 39 week assessment.
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PDA develop Emergency Pharmacist Task Force to help fight the COVID-19 crisis
Tue 2nd June 2020
Back in April, the PDA reached out to locum pharmacist members to ask that they register their interest in an Emergency Pharmacist Task Force – a group of some of the most adaptable, mobile and versatile pharmacists, that are prepared to travel where necessary to help in the fight against COVID-19.
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Evidence of some employers crying wolf over pharmacist shortages during pandemic
Mon 1st June 2020
The PDA is concerned that the large pharmacist locum workforce, a distinct strength of our profession is not being used to the full in this critical fight with COVID-19.
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Pharmacists need to support Track & Trace phase; contractors need to prepare and government needs to pay
Mon 1st June 2020
The PDA is calling on employers and their representative organisations to ensure that pharmacies are prepared and ready to give their support to the government’s track & trace measures and the potential consequences of this being introduced.
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PDA Pandemic Series Update – 30 May 2020
Sat 30th May 2020
With each edition, we aim to bring to your attention important issues either those that we are working on or general background information that helps you with your practice.