Baroness Julia Cumberlege, Oliver Colvile MP, Sibby Buckle MRPharmS (RPS EPB)

at a recent APPG meeting in the Houses of Parliament.

Fighting for the future of Pharmacy!

 OTHER NEWS >>>>                 New Pharmacy Superintendent and BPA work together

 to provide clarity in Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII)

We are pleased to have worked with Steve Banks, Pharmacy Supt at Boots to clarify the Boots position on the provision of PII. The full statement on the arrangements is available on pharmacyunscripted. We welcome this clarification, and the peace of mind this will provide for our members and the wider Boots Pharmacist population.

Pharmacist Evening Meetings

Following on from our challenge to Boots around voluntary attendance at the Pharmacist Pizza Evenings, we are pleased to announce that the Stores Leadership Team have agreed to compensatory

Time in Lieu for all who attend.

We look forward to working with Boots to further improve communication to pharmacists and making Boots a better place to work.

Escalation for IT Issues

We have discussed this with Boots, and are pleased to share with members details of the escalation route for IT problems.  Please see the BPA members’ site for details.

Boots Pharmacists’ Association - An Apology.

On or around October 2012, the BPA made certain statements about the PDA. It has been brought to our attention that they were inaccurate. The statements were published on our website, www.bootspharmacistsassociation.co.uk, in a letter issued by our CEO to all pharmacists dated October 2012, in a media statement issued by our CEO and in the magazine entitled “Counsellor” distributed in all Boots stores nationwide. The statement suggested that the PDA was primarily an insurance company and may have been interpreted to infer that the PDA’s objectives were less credible than the BPA’s. The BPA apologises to the PDA and PDAU for making these statements and to all Boots pharmacists for any confusion that may have been caused. In fact, the PDA is a not for profit organisation, and is not and has never has been an insurance company. The PDAU is an independent trade union and in accordance with the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 and is not funded by an insurance company. Both organisations are funded by membership subscriptions.   

                                                                             Peter J. Walker, CEO, BPA.                            >>>> End of News