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Union says it will take 'continuous strike action' over pharmacy support workers' pay
Unite the Union has confirmed that pharmacy support workers in NHS Tayside will begin “continuous strike action” on 19 August 2019.
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Union for Boots pharmacists pledges support for members affected by closures
The union that now represents Boots pharmacists has pledged to support its members who have been affected by the announced closures of 200 Boots stores in the UK by 2021.
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Boots to close 200 stores
Boots is to close 200 stores during the next 18 months, its US parent company Walgreens Boots Alliance has announced.
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Tax changes could make work as a locum 'untenable', pharmacy bodies warn
Changes to off-payroll working rules could deter pharmacists from working as locums, according to a joint statement from six pharmacy bodies.
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Financial pressures make it 'difficult' to maintain a safe service, NPA survey says
The vast majority of respondents to a National Pharmacy Association member survey said that current financial pressures were making it “more difficult for pharmacies to maintain a safe service to patients”.
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Five-year pharmacy apprenticeship proposals published
Proposals to develop a five-year apprenticeship scheme for pharmacists have been criticised as “highly disruptive to the profession”.
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Workforce shortages present 'major obstacle' to NHS Long Term Plan, warns PAC
The government “underestimates the challenges” of delivering on its long-term plan, in the face of workforce shortages and a lack of financial planning, a report from the the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee said.
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Boots head office proposes to cut 350 jobs as part of restructuring drive
Boots has told its employees of proposed plans to cut up to 350 jobs from the company’s head office in Nottingham in an effort to save money.
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Black and minority ethnic workers in the UK face £3.2 billion pay gap
Black, Asian and minority ethnic workers in the UK face an annual pay gap of £3.2bn, an independent think tank has found.
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LloydsPharmacy parent company appoints new chief executive after six-month vacancy
Celesio UK, the parent company of LloydsPharmacy, has appointed a new chief executive, six months after its previous boss resigned unexpectedly.
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