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Redundancy ‘a possibility’ for Boots pharmacists as it shuts 300 pharmacies, union says

The Pharmacists' Defence Association said it expects at-risk Boots employees to receive “adequate redundancy compensation".…

LloydsPharmacy pharmacists agree to bonus payment but no salary increase in settlement

The Pharmacists' Defence Association Union, which represents pharmacists working at LloydsPharmacy, said the deal had been agreed owing to job uncertainty at the multiple for many members.…

Lessons community pharmacy could learn from the junior doctors’ strike

The Pharmaceutical Journal's health policy columnist considers what pharmacists can take from the junior doctors' approach to industrial action.…

Pharmacists face pressure to work ‘outside their scope of practice’ during doctors’ strike, says union

Exclusive: The Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists said it has heard that pharmacists are having to "work extended hours and take on additional roles outside their scope of practice" during the junior doctors' strike.…

Boots eliminates gender pay gap in 2022/2023

In its mandatory gender pay gap report for 2023/2023, Boots UK stated that its median hourly gender pay gap was 0%.…

Union ballots pharmacists in Northern Ireland on strike action for the first time 

Members of the Pharmacists' Defence Association in Northern Ireland will be balloted on strike action over pay, after 94% of survey respondents called for a strike over the government's proposed 2022/2023 pay award.…

Nearly three-quarters of pharmacy staff considered leaving profession in the past year, finds RPS survey 

The proportion of pharmacy staff who have thought about leaving their role or the profession has significantly increased over the past year, from 32% in 2021 to 73% in 2022.…

Employers should take ‘challenging situations’ into account if complaints are made about pharmacy staff this winter

The General Pharmaceutical Council and UK chief pharmaceutical officers have written to pharmacy teams to reassure them as the NHS faces huge pressures.…

NHS staff offered 7.5% average pay rise in Scotland

The Scottish government's third pay offer since June 2022 will be put to members of the union Unite in a "consultative ballot".…

Hospital pharmacists in England and Wales to be balloted on industrial action

Exclusive: Unite has confirmed that rolling ballots will close before Christmas, meaning workers could walk out in January 2023.…