Special Features

• PDA Road Map for England submitted to government

  Mon 14th October 2013 The PDA

  In 2010, the PDA undertook a comprehensive strategic review of pharmacist roles and the potential impact their contribution could make on individual patient care and cost efficiency if their skills and accessibility were maximised within the healthcare system. This process took into account not only the views of the pharmacy profession, but also those of patients and the wider healthcare agenda. 

• Public Support for Decriminalisation of Dispensing Errors

  Sat 12th October 2013 The PDA

  Patients and the public support the decriminalisation dispensing errors. The partners' forum (comprising of pharmacy groups, patients and the public), set up to support the rebalancing programme met on 01/10/13. They agreed with an exemption from criminal sanctions for inadvertent errors. 

• Individual pharmacists recognised as being central to new pharmacist roles

  Tue 24th September 2013 The PDA

  The Pharmacists' Defence Association (PDA) welcomes the publication of the Scottish Government's vision for pharmaceutical care, which puts the individual pharmacist at the very centre of the relationship between patients, their medicines and the NHS in Scotland. 

• PDA launches petition against P meds on self-selection

  Tue 23rd July 2013 The PDA

  The Pharmacists' Defence Association (PDA) is urging pharmacists to sign a petition against proposals that will allow the owners of pharmacies to display Pharmacy category medicines on self-selection, giving open access to the public. 

• Self-selection of P medicines – not in the public interest!

  Fri 12th July 2013 The PDA

  The PDA is urging pharmacists to sign a petition against proposals that will allow the owners of pharmacies to display P medicines on self-selection. 

• An update about Union recognition with Boots

  Mon 20th May 2013 PDA Union

  The PDA Union has now received a copy of the independent report prepared by the Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) which outlines the percentage of PDA Union members employed by Boots. 

• P-Medicines on Self-Selection

  Mon 29th April 2013 The PDA

  At a January meeting involving senior officials of the GPhC, the RPS and PDA expressed their concerns about the GPhC proposal to allow P-medicines on self-selection. 

• PDAU responds to Boots briefing to pharmacists (Members Only)

  Thu 4th April 2013 Union Members Only PDA Union

  The PDAU has been contacted by a number of Boots employed members concerning information they are being given about our pharmacy strategy and application for recognition with Boots. PDAU clarifies its position. 

• PDAU and Boots Update

  Fri 22nd February 2013 The PDA

  Deadline of 3rd March 2013 for pledging support 

• CAC decision – what the press are reporting

  Tue 19th February 2013 The PDA

  The recent Central Arbitration Committee decision regarding the PDA Union's application for recognition by Boots has been widely reported in the national and legal press 

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