Pharmacists' Defence Association

PDA progresses compensation claim for those affected by Well Pharmacy data breach

The Pharmacists’ Defence Association is gathering information to progress a compensation claim for those of its members affected by the data breach at Well Pharmacy.…

Petition opposing Responsible Pharmacist proposals receives more than 10,000 signatures

A petition calling on the government to reject Responsible Pharmacist proposals has received more than 10,000 signatures, meaning the government now has to respond to it.…

Boots staff will vote on union recognition early in 2019

Boots pharmacists will vote on whether the Pharmacists’ Defence Association Union will officially represent them over a five-week period beginning on 4 February 2019.…

Pharmacist launches petition opposing responsible pharmacist proposals

A pharmacist has started a petition calling on the government to reject responsible pharmacist proposals, which has already received more than 1,800 signatures.…

PDA Union advises members not to repay bonus money to LloydsPharmacy until it explains calculation error

More than 100 members of the Pharmacists’ Defence Association Union have contacted them for advice after being asked by LloydsPharmacy to repay a portion of their bonus payments.…

Pharmacy technicians more willing to look for another job than attend fitness to practise hearing, finds PDA report

Almost three-quarters of pharmacy technicians did not attend their fitness to practise hearings, as many believed that they did not have an income, career or status worth protecting, according to a Pharmacists’ Defence Association report.…

Diane Leicester-Hallam to join PDA as director of member services

Diane Leicester-Hallam, current chief executive of the charity Pharmacist Support, will be taking up a new post as director of member services at the Pharmacists’ Defence Association.…

PDA Union’s application to represent Boots pharmacists accepted

An application by the Pharmacists’ Defence Association Union for it to be recognised for collective bargaining by Boots has been formally accepted by the body that resolves collective disputes in England.…

Technicians may be unwilling to supervise pharmacies under current circumstances

A small survey suggests a majority of pharmacy technicians would not feel comfortable supervising medicines sales in the absence of a pharmacist under current circumstances.…

Arbitration body ends Boots-BPA deal

Bargaining arrangements between Boots and the Boots Pharmacists’ Association have been terminated by the body responsible for resolving collective workplace disputes.…