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Remote Supervision

The PDA campaign against proposals to operate pharmacies without a pharmacist on the premises.

  • Profession must re-take the initiative on updating supervision rules

    Mon 12th April 2010 The PDA

    PDA press release regarding remote supervision 

  • RPSGB Election Results – Stopping Remote Supervision

    Tue 26th January 2010 The PDA

    PDA press release following the results of the RPSGB Board Elections. 

  • Vote for these candidates to deal a blow to Remote Supervision

    Tue 15th December 2009 The PDA

    We are being told that the profession demands a debate about Remote Supervision, but by whom? Some senior figures working for large multiples are keen to see the supervision rules 'changed' - but why? When the PDA first suggested that the multiples would use Remote Supervision to allow them to run… 

  • Delaying the Responsible Pharmacist Regulations

    Mon 27th July 2009 The PDA

    Two weeks ago the PDA established a membership survey to assess how pharmacists felt about the impending October 1st RP implementation deadline. Already more than 2,500 pharmacists have responded providing some worrying statistics. 93% of those responding to the survey have stated that the profession will simply not be ready. 

  • Which? Report Slates Remote Supervision

    December 2008 The PDA

    Concerns about the proposal to allow a pharmacy to operate in the absence of a pharmacist have been raised consistently by the PDA, which has always contended that the proposals to let pharmacy staff run a pharmacy, without a pharmacist present, are being pushed through without proper debate 

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