Tag: PDA
Boots to offer £42k FTE base salary to newly-qualified pharmacists
Boots UK will offer a staring salary of £42,000 per annum to newly qualified pharmacists joining the pharmacy chain.
The company also revealed that "in...
PDA seeks mandatory training for those who wish to sign fit notes
The Pharmacists' Defence Association (PDA) has called for a mandatory training for those who wish to sign fit notes.
The union said it will be seeking...
Concerns over HEE’s ‘no funding’ decision for IP training
The Pharmacists’ Defence Association (PDA) has raised concern over the Health Education England (HEE)’s decision on cutting funding to independent prescribing training.
The HEE has reportedly...
‘Rise in violence against pharmacists is forcing them to look for work elsewhere’
Violent and abusive behaviour against pharmacists is impacting on recruitment and retention of staff in the sector, according to the Pharmacists’ Defence Association (PDA).
The...
PDA concerned over frequent store closures
Major concerns were raised across community pharmacy in England, Scotland and Wales on frequent store closures, particularly from multiples in a recent Pharmacists’ Defence...
PDA urges regulator to keep two-year post qualification eligibility criteria for IP course
The Pharmacists’ Defence Association (PDA) says the pharmacy regulator should maintain a two-year post qualification eligibility criteria, in addition to the qualitative measures being introduced...