the pdau supports a third of boots' 6,500 pharmacists and is involved in a legal battle to be recognised pharmacists have told us, working for boots, that they're finding that, increasingly, there are less staff available, and that makes theirjob a lot more difficult and more pressurised. they are concerned about speaking up about problems in the workplace because they fear the consequences of what will happen to them. boots uk pharmacy director is a qualified pharmacist who's worked for the company for 20 years. he spends a day a week out in its stores. that'sjust not something i recognise. i personally have been able to raise whatever i've needed, whenever. i know we have an open and honest culture. if they fear speaking up, they can ring me direct, i absolutely assure confidentiality on that, just like we do for our whistle— blowing hotline. they have a responsibility themselves as a pharmacist and a professional to speak up. the union says that many pharmacists it represents at boots are too frightened to speak out. they're scared they'll lose theirjobs. but two were prepared to be i