PDA seeks union recognition at Lloyds | Boots online sales reach 'Black Friday levels’ while footfall plummets

View in browser PROFESSION PDA seeks union recognition at Lloyds Days after LloydsPharmacy announced a major restructuring which could involve job losses, the PDA Union has applied for formal union recognition within the multiple. Read more Pharmacy Magazine Talking Pharmacy podcast Features an exclusive interview with shadow health minister Alex Norris MP. He talks candidly about the sector's failing financial model, unrealised potential and hub & spoke. His message to the Government: mess with a trusted and adaptable network at your peril. Also – the CIG editors discuss the past week's events in pharmacy. Listen now NEWS, FEATURES & OPINION Boots online sales 'at Black Friday levels' as footfall plummets Boots executives have described how the company's online business has skyrocketed while in-store retail sales have dropped by almost half. Read more NI pre-reg students to sit assessment on August 11 Pre-registration MPharm candidates in Northern Ireland are to sit their registration assessment on August 11, the PSNI has confirmed. Read more CCA pushes for more flexibility to deliver flu jabs CCA wants the scope to deliver the vaccine in new locations such as town halls and places of worship. Rise in alcohol-related hospital admission linked to cuts Researchers have found increases in alcohol-related hospital admissions are linked to spending cuts. MOST READ ONLINE Boots job losses: 'No impact' on pharmacy staff Boots UK is to axe more than 4,000 jobs and close 48 of its optician branches in a dramatic acceleration of its 'transformation plan'. Pharmacy Magazine is part of the Pharmacy Network, a learning system developed and operated by Communications International Group, the UK's largest provider of community pharmacy learning content. To complete any of the training modules in the newsletter, please ensure you are a registered member of www.pharmacymagazine.co.uk Unsubscribe   Ι  Contact  Ι  Privacy Policy  Ι  Become a Member