Pharmacists' Defence Association

Appeals on pharmacy cuts judicial review to be heard

Appeals against a judge’s refusal to grant a judicial review into government community pharmacy funding cuts are to be heard from 22 May 2018.…

Group practice model part of PDA vision for integrated care

A vision for community pharmacy, which aims to move its focus towards a role at the heart of direct patient care, has been unveiled by the Pharmacists’ Defence Association.…

Pharmacists’ Defence Association Union request extension to Boots ballot process after voting papers not delivered

The Pharmacists’ Defence Association Union has made a second request for an extension to the timetable for the ballot to derecognise the Boots Pharmacists’ Association, after it says voting papers failed to arrive at the home addresses of eligible employees.…

PDA survey reveals many pharmacists are unable to take adequate breaks

Pharmacists are struggling to take adequate rest breaks and raise concerns in the workplace, according to a survey carried out by the Pharmacists’ Defence Association.…

PDA directs concerns about dispensing error decriminalisation legislation to pharmacy minister

The Pharmacists’ Defence Association has asked pharmacy minister Steve Brine for a meeting to discuss that the risk of a criminal prosecution for an inadvertent dispensing error still remains.…

Only one in five hospital pharmacists happy with current staffing levels, PDA survey finds

More than 80% of hospital pharmacists believe staffing levels at their workplace are insufficient, according to a survey conducted by the Pharmacists’ Defence Association.…

CAC rules on which Boots pharmacists can vote in union ballot

Only Boots-registered pharmacists at levels 5, 6 and 7 and pre-registration pharmacists will be allowed to vote in a ballot to decide whether to de-recognise the Boots Pharmacists’ Association…

PDA launches survey to explore pharmacists’ experience of safety in the workplace

Pharmacists are being invited to share their experiences of safety in the workplace as part of a campaign to reduce risk in the pharmacy and improve patient care…

Has the RPS washed its hands of community pharmacy?

In May 2015, I wrote to The Pharmaceutical Journal proposing that the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) should hold a ‘Five Year Forward View’ conference to showcase how innovation in community pharmacy could deliver for the NHS. I pointed out that the Royal College of General Pra…

Boots appoints mobile phone chain boss as new managing director

The chief executive of Britain’s biggest specialist mobile phone and electrical goods retailer has been named as the new boss of high street pharmacist Boots…