 People Pharmacists can work with regional training boards to help shape the profession’s workforce, according to Chris Welsh, director of education and quality at the newly formed Health Education England. |
 People Boots is still one of the best big companies to work for in the UK, according to the Sunday Times' top employer list, but was overtaken this year by the Midcounties Co-operative. |
 Business Cormac Tobin, who has been MD of Celesio’s Irish retail arm Unicarepharmacy since 2006, has replaced Mark James (pictured) who left the company last week. |
 People Locums are likely to face a tough year ahead, as employers see them as “low-hanging fruit” for reducing costs, PDA director John Murphy (pictured) has warned. |
 Business Although full-time NHS employees received a 1.3 per cent rise in 2011-12, pharmacy employees saw "zero or minimal" increases |
 Business The Pharmacists' Defence Association has hit out at Boots' changes to its locum contract, which it says includes unacceptable cancellation terms |
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Business Lloydspharmacy will cut its hourly locum rates to £19 in some areas next month, in a move PDA director John Murphy (pictured) said put "no value on the service that a locum is offering". |
 Careers The DH is to carry out a consultation on overhauling the pharmacy degree, including putting a cap on student numbers to reflect demand for pharmacists, following proposals laid out in an NHS report. |
 People Pharmacists should be wary of posting on social networking sites, the PDA has warned, after C+D readers reported their employers had issued warnings or even taken disciplinary action over the use of social media. |
 People Universities are likely to take on a higher number of pharmacy students next year, pharmacy leaders have warned, bucking UCAS figures that show an 8 per cent drop in overall university applications. |
 People The PDA is not afraid of "ruffling a few feathers", general secretary John Murphy (pictured) has claimed, ahead of the second employment tribunal next year over cuts to premium pay at Boots. |
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People Pharmacists can work with regional training boards to help shape the profession’s workforce, according to Chris Welsh, director of education and quality at the newly formed Health Education England. |
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People Boots is still one of the best big companies to work for in the UK, according to the Sunday Times' top employer list, but was overtaken this year by the Midcounties Co-operative. |
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Business Cormac Tobin, who has been MD of Celesio’s Irish retail arm Unicarepharmacy since 2006, has replaced Mark James (pictured) who left the company last week. |
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People Locums are likely to face a tough year ahead, as employers see them as “low-hanging fruit” for reducing costs, PDA director John Murphy (pictured) has warned. |
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Business Although full-time NHS employees received a 1.3 per cent rise in 2011-12, pharmacy employees saw "zero or minimal" increases |
