The PDA will proceed to a formal ballot of Northern Ireland pharmacists on industrial action, it announced yesterday (January 23).
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PDA: Community pharmacists cannot be used to ‘undermine’ NHS strike action
The Pharmacists’ Defence Association (PDA) has told C+D that the government cannot use community pharmacists to “undermine” strike action in the NHS – as it moves to a formal ballot of its members in Northern Ireland.
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