Special Features

• Date set for historic second ballot at Boots

  Wed 7th November 2018 PDA Union

  The PDA Union have negotiated the arrangements for a ballot of pharmacists and pre-registration pharmacists which can finally secure them an independent voice at work. The ballot period will run for five weeks from Monday 4 February 2019 

• View from a community pharmacist

  Thu 1st November 2018 The PDA

  One recent letter summed up so much of what we hear from members across community pharmacy, that we decided to publish it. We have kept the individual’s name and their employer anonymous because we know that what they describe here is experienced by pharmacists working for many different employers across community pharmacy. 

• Boots update: where we are in the recognition process

  Thu 1st November 2018 PDA Union

  An update to pharmacists employed at Boots: "Following on from the activity earlier this year to derecognise the Boots Pharmacy Association (BPA), we are contacting you to update you on where we are in the recognition process."  

• Boots Pharmacists: Make sure you get a say in coming ballot

  Fri 26th October 2018 PDA Union

  Boots pharmacists and pre-registration pharmacists are actively encouraged to ensure their correct address details are registered on the company’s systems so that they will receive ballot papers to their home address without delay when a second vote on trade union recognition is held soon. 

• Comparing community pharmacy practice to the Scandinavian model; a flawed approach

  Mon 22nd October 2018 The PDA

  A study commissioned by the Department of Health looked at how skill mix in community pharmacy operated in Denmark, the Netherlands and Sweden.  

• Safer Pharmacies Campaign continues

  Fri 19th October 2018 The PDA

  The campaign to get pharmacies across the UK to meet the seven commitments to improve safety and care for patients, through better working conditions in UK pharmacy practice is continuing. Here are some of the latest developments in support for the PDA’s Safer Pharmacies Charter. 

• PDA represented at the Plaid Cymru Conference Dinner

  Mon 15th October 2018 The PDA

  PDA Executive Representative for Wales and West England, Richard Evans represented the PDA at the Plaid Cymru Conference Dinner on Friday 5th October in Cardigan, Wales.  

• Lessons on successful skill mix using technicians in the Dental Profession should be applied to pharmacy

  Wed 10th October 2018 The PDA

  The dental sector provides a good exemplar of how skill mix has been developed to support the work of the dentist, to widen the scope of the service and ultimately to improve the service to patients. Six types of dental technicians have been registered by the General Dental Council (GDC). 

• Boots Management Services Ltd: Discrimination and breach of contract

  Tue 2nd October 2018 The PDA

  1. BY CONSENT, having now heard the evidence today, the Respondent now admits that the Claimant was at the material time an employee for the purposes of her unfair dismissal claim pursuant to the provisions of the Employment Rights Act 1996. 2. The application to amend the discrimination based claim so as to include additionally a claim of direct discrimination by way of associated disability and within the provisions of section 13 of the Equality Act 2010 is granted.  

• CAC agree bargaining unit for PDA Union Recognition

  Mon 1st October 2018 PDA Union

  Following a hearing on Friday 28th September, the CAC has today issued its decision on which pharmacists will be eligible to vote in a ballot to decide whether they can negotiate their pay, hours and holiday through the PDA Union. The PDA Union will only be able to negotiate for better employment terms for this group of employees should they win the ballot. 

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