Keeping patients safe is key to the role of every pharmacist. But less than safe working conditions risk harm to patients as well as damaging consequences for pharmacists – such as impacting on their physical or mental health.
PDA members have produced a charter of seven commitments to improve safety and care for patients,
through better working conditions in UK pharmacy practice. This charter defines basic standards to ensure safe practice wherever pharmacists work.
The commitments in the charter should be standard practice whenever and wherever pharmacy work is carried out. We actively encourage other interested parties to endorse the charter and those who own or manage pharmacies to adopt the charter and ensure the commitments are fulfilled in their pharmacies.
Download the charter here
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Thu 13th December 2018
PDA Union
PDA Union members care about patients, the National Health Service and healthcare in the UK overall and that’s why the PDA Union are working with Health Campaigns Together (HCT).
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Mon 10th December 2018
The PDA
The PDA were delighted to be a sponsor at the 8th annual RPS Wales Medicines Safety conference, which saw expert speakers from different sectors of practice come together on a subject which unites the profession perhaps more than any other - patient safety.
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Fri 19th October 2018
The PDA
The campaign to get pharmacies across the UK to meet the seven commitments to improve safety and care for patients, through better working conditions in UK pharmacy practice is continuing. Here are some of the latest developments in support for the PDA’s Safer Pharmacies Charter.
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Mon 15th October 2018
The PDA
PDA Executive Representative for Wales and West England, Richard Evans represented the PDA at the Plaid Cymru Conference Dinner on Friday 5th October in Cardigan, Wales.
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Fri 20th July 2018
The PDA
Community pharmacies across Wales will soon receive a copy of the Safer Pharmacies Charter. The document, produced by the PDA (Pharmacists’ Defence Association), outlines seven commitments to improve safety and care for patients, through better working conditions in UK pharmacy practice.
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Tue 3rd April 2018
The PDA
The Pharmacists Defence Association (PDA) has released survey results that show seven basic standards of pharmacy safety are regularly not being met and is demanding action to protect patients, pharmacists and the tax payer.
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Thu 22nd March 2018
The PDA
The world of pharmacy in the UK includes a number of organisations that influence how the profession works. The PDA are proud to be the independent trade union for pharmacists and to play our part, but for the system to work best we also need the other organisations to be effective and contribute appropriately.
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Tue 16th January 2018
The PDA
Pharmacists - we want to hear about your experiences of patient safety. It takes just 3 minutes in total to add your support to our Safer Pharmacies campaign and complete the survey.
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Tue 2nd January 2018
The PDA
Watch the the launch of the Safer Pharmacies Charter (Tuesday 5 December 2017 in the House of Commons).
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Wed 6th December 2017
The PDA
The PDA has produced a charter of seven commitments to improve safety and care for patients. It appeals for improved staffing arrangements and working conditions for pharmacists which will enhance patient safety considerations in UK pharmacy practice. This charter defines basic standards to ensure safe practice wherever pharmacists work.
