Pharmacists' Defence Association

GPhC defends policy on staffing levels following BBC documentary

The General Pharmaceutical Council says its refusal to set safe staffing levels in pharmacies is appropriate…

RPS says it will work to improve patient care ahead of allegations in BBC exposé of Boots pharmacy

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society is “ready and willing to help improve dialogue between employers and employees” to ensure high-quality patient care.…

Deadline for Boots secret ballot passes with no agreement

The deadline has passed for a secret ballot of Boots pharmacists to be triggered on whether to de-recognise the Boots Pharmacists’ Association…

2017: Pharmacy’s roller-coaster year

It has been an unsettling 12 months for pharmacy and as 2017 draws to a close there are still a number of unresolved issues hanging over the New Year.…

CAC publishes full decision on BPA de-recognition case

The Central Arbitration Committee has published its full decision on why it supported the Pharmacists Defence Association Union’s application to derecognise the Boots Pharmacists Association…

Pharmacy profession welcomes dispensing error decriminalisation legislation

Pharmacy leaders have welcomed new legislation that will protect community pharmacists from prosecution over dispensing errors.…

PDAU moves a step closer to representing Boots pharmacists

The Central Arbitration Committee has accepted a legal application from Boots pharmacists to dissolve the agreement between Boots and the non-independent trade union, Boots Pharmacists’ Association.…

Decriminalisation legislation laid before Parliament

Draft legislation, which provides a legal defence for community pharmacists who make a dispensing error, has been laid before Parliament.…

What the Lloyds announcement means for pharmacists

The decision of Lloyds Pharmacy to potentially close 190 pharmacies, and the associated changes to their internal structures have no doubt sent shockwaves through many pharmacists who now feel less certain about their own job security.…

Community pharmacists should be used more as GP numbers continue to fall, says PDA

Despite the government’s commitment to ramp up GP numbers by an extra 5,000 by 2020, a scathing new report from the Health Foundation has found that the number of doctors working in the community is continuing to fall.…