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One pharmacist applied for £75k role - and didn’t attend interview

Martin Bennett who runs Wicker Pharmacy revealed he has been trying to recruit a pharmacist since November 2021 without success.

03 Mar 2023 , 1 Min Article

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PDA: LloydsPharmacy rejects 7pc pay increase without making counteroffer

PDA claims company's failure to respond to offer breaches their agreement

03 Mar 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Phoenix MD leaves but new sales director arrives

Phoenix said Jeremy Meader decided to leave but ex-Alliance Healthcare commercial director John Pignone arrives.

01 Feb 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Boots applications open to LloydsPharmacy staff hit by closures

Boots today said it is recruiting for more than 1,500 roles in pharmacy.

23 Jan 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Research reveals inequality still exists across pharmacy

PDA urges BAME pharmacy staff and women who are being unfairly treated to contact it

23 Nov 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacy assistant gets £10k payout after unfair dismissal

Judge rejects pharmacy's claims it had not dismissed assistant after heated disagreement.

09 Nov 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Welsh pharmacy staff to get 4% pay rise under terms of funding uplift

Staff earning less than £46k to get a pay increase of 'at least' four per cent, says CPhO Evans

13 Sep 2022 , 1 Min Article

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LPC chair: Some locums guilty of ‘unprofessional blackmail behaviour’  

Amish Patel said a minority of locums delay their application, then ask for a higher rate right before the shift.

03 Aug 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Lloyds stumps up benefits to get 3% pharmacist pay rise over the line

Commitments on overtime and incentive payments persuaded pharmacists to accept deal.

13 Jul 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Lloyds pharmacists reject company’s offer of a 3% pay rise

The company had described the three per cent deal as its final offer.

24 Jun 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Lloyds pharmacists vote on 3% pay rise offer

Unclear whether Lloyds pharmacists have accepted their employers' "final" offer.

23 Jun 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Boots agrees to 11% increase to newly qualified pharmacist wages

Base rate for newly qualified pharmacists rising from £37,750 to £42,000 FTE.

22 Jun 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Rising locum rates a factor behind pharmacy closures, says CCA

Multiples affected "more acutely" by staffing issues than independents, says trade body.

16 Jun 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Sale of Lloyds delaying pharmacist pay agreement, says PDA

Two previous pay rise offers have been rejected by the union as unacceptable to members.

26 May 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Well’s decision to drop Covid isolation rules attracts political scrutiny

Scottish Government expects pharmacies to follow national guidance on self-isolation, says Yousaf.

13 May 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Well Pharmacy tells staff they can come to work with Covid

Exclusive: Well staff told that isolating after a positive Covid test is now a personal choice.

26 Apr 2022 , 1 Min Article

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