UPDATED: Boots trainee pharmacist pay tops out at £25k following uplift

The Pharmacists’ Defence Association (PDA) and the multiple have agreed an uplift to trainee pharmacist pay in England and Northern Ireland, the union has announced.

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The new pay rates will be effective from August 1

The PDA announced today (July 4) that “following discussions”, the multiple and the union have agreed a pay increase for Boots trainee pharmacists commencing their role this summer in England and Northern Ireland.

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Cos Potter joined C+D as its news editor in December 2022 but has been covering primary care news for over five years. After starting out at the pharmacy press in 2019, she worked at a GP title for several years before the pharmacy sector beckoned her back.

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