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We will keep you informed of any general developments by posting any news that is relevant to the individual pharmacist agenda on this section of the site.

  • Boots FAQ (Members Only)

    Fri 4th May 2012 Union Members Only The PDA

    We've answered a number of Frequently Asked Questions from Boots pharmacists about the group action in respect of changes to Sunday premium payments. 

  • GPhC Draft Standards for Registered Pharmacies

    May 2012 The PDA

    The PDA's response to the GPhC's current proposals for pharmacy premises regulation. 

  • PDA Union wins historic victory on behalf of Boots members

    May 2012 PDA Union

    The PDA Union today claimed a landmark victory for 19 of its Boots members after an employment tribunal upheld their claim that their employer had unlawfully deducted wages. 

  • Scrap RP regulations and reinstate personal control, says PDA

    Tue 17th April 2012 The PDA

    The Responsible Pharmacist regulations should be scrapped and the concept of personal control reinstated, the Pharmacists' Defence Association has said in its response to the government's Red Tape Challenge. 

  • A student’s report from the PDA Executive Meeting

    Mon 16th April 2012 The PDA

    Zoe Phillips, the executive officer for the Student and Pre registration membership group attended the PDA Union Executive meeting on the 29th March 2012. Here is her feedback from the meeting about what you need to know as a student! 

  • Premium Payments: PDA await judgement of Employment Tribunal

    Fri 13th April 2012 PDA Union

    The Employment Tribunal hearing held in Nottingham concluded on Thursday 12th April in which PDA members claimed that Boots had unlawfully witheld their pay by reducing their premium payments. The Judge has deferred his ruling which will be published in the near future 

  • Alliance Boots Restructure

    Fri 23rd March 2012 The PDA

    We have been contacted by a growing number of members recently who are seeking advice about a major restructuring exercise that has recently been announced at Alliance Boots. 

  • Boots Update

    Mon 19th March 2012 The PDA

    The PDA is acting behalf of a number of its members in respect of the claim being brought against Boots Management Services Limited. 

  • The joint campaign to seek decriminalisation of dispensing errors

    Wed 14th March 2012 The PDA

    Over the last 4 months the bodies in pharmacy have been working together in an unprecedented way to try and deliver a solution to the problem of the criminalisation of dispensing errors. 

  • Decriminalisation: A Joint Press Release

    Wed 14th March 2012 The PDA

    Over the last 4 months the bodies in pharmacy have been working together in an unprecedented way to try and deliver a solution to the problem of the criminalisation of dispensing errors. On Tuesday 13th of March an important debate was held in the Houses of Parliament on this matter. 

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