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Pharmacists Defence Association

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Pharmacy bodies pay tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

RPS president writes to Royal Family as pharmacy bodies pay tribute

09 Sep 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Public health

PDA seeks answers on pharmacy professional leadership commission

PDA presses CPhO David Webb on why the commission was set up and who is funding it

05 Sep 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Business environment

PDA: Multiples 15 times more likely to shut their doors than independents

Health board data for Scotland shows large chains more likely to close temporarily

17 Aug 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Practice

PDA calls for two pharmacists per pharmacy in post-Covid vision

Pharmacists must be deployed in a more targeted way to improve outcomes, says PDA

16 Aug 2022 , 1 Min Article

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GPhC promises to look into ‘complex issue’ of pharmacy closures

Duncan Rudkin says the issue is financial and labour market-driven rather than regulatory.

27 Jul 2022 , 1 Min Article

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PSNC: Contractors struggle with rising locum rates and workforce ‘situation’

PSNC chief says independents and multiples are worried about the availability of pharmacists

21 Jul 2022 , 1 Min Article

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GPhC chief: We’re not too soft on the big multiples

Rudkin says the regulator does not treat one sector any differently to others

18 Jul 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Regulations

Health board warns contractors it may withhold pay over pharmacy closures

Hywel Dda health board introduces new procedures to curb record rates of temporary closures.

27 May 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacies at crisis point because of pressures, reveals PSNC survey

The PSNC's findings on workforce shortages appear to conflict with a recent PDA survey.

25 Apr 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Leadership

European pharmacists condemn 'astonishing' Ukraine invasion

Pharmacist trade unions pledge their support to Ukraine amid Russian invasion.

01 Mar 2022 , 1 Min Article

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PDA

Government must abandon conversion therapy altogether, says PDA

The PDA's LGBT+ Network says a consultation on plans to ban the therapy has not gone far enough.

24 Jan 2022 , 1 Min Article