the pharmacists‘ defence association union is the largest union representing the profession, with 25,000worked as a boots pharmacist for 20 years. the pdau supports a third of boots' 6,500 pharmacists and is involved in a legal battle to be recognised as a union there. 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

the pharmacist defence association and union is the largest, representing 25,000 members will stop markist for over 20 years. the group is involved in a legal battle to be recognised as a union. pharmacist told us, working for boots, they are finding that increasingly there are less stuff available, which 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 has worked for the company for 20 years. he spends one day a week out in its stores. that is not something i recognise. i personally have been able to raise whatever i have needed whenever. we have an open and honest culture. if they speak up, i can guarantee them confidentiality. they have a responsibility as a pharmacist and professional to speak up. the union says that pharmacist it represents at boots are too scared to speak out because they are scared to speak out because they are scared of losing theirjobs. two have spoken out, on condi

the pharmacists defence association union is the largest union representing the profession. lved in a legal battle to be recognised as a union, there. 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. we have an industry—leading patient safety record. i'm absolutely confident that the resources are there to deliver the patient care. i am confident that we have enough staff. greg lawton was a former manager who was involved in patient safety at boots, until he resigned more than two years ago. he reported his concerns about understaffing to the general pharmaceutical council. they told me that they were going to review their inspection model, as a result. they didn't interview a single person. and they concluded that there wasn't any problem at all. just over a year ago, the regulator also told him its investigation found there was no systemic failure by boots to provide adequate staff in its pharmacies. greg, his opinions and his concerns, left

the pharmacist defence association union is the largest union representing the profession. recognised as the union. pharmacists as have told us working for boots that they are finding increasingly that there are less staff available and that makes theirjob a lot more difficult and more pressurised. we have an industry—leading patient safety record. i am absolutely confident that the resources are there to deliver the patient care. i am confident we have enough staff. greg laughton was a former manager involved in patient safety at boots until he resigned more than two years ago. he reported his concerns about understaffing to the general pharmaceutical council. they told me that they were going to review their inspection model. they didn't interview a single person. and they concluded that there wasn't any problem all. just over a year ago the regulator also told him its investigation found no systemic failure by boots to provide adequate staff in its pharmacy. greg, his opinions and his concerns, left the business over two years ago, and is not relevant to boots today. we c

the pharmacist defence association union is the largest union representing the profession. in a legal battle to be recognised as the union. farmers as have told us working for boots that they are finding increasingly that there are less staff available and that makes theirjob a lot more difficult and more pressurised. we have an industry—leading patient safety record, i am absolutely confident that the resources are there to deliver the patient care. i am confident we have enough staff. greg orton was a former manager involved in patient safety at boots until he resigned more than two yea rs until he resigned more than two years ago. he reported his concerns about understaffing to the general pharmaceutical council. they told me that they were going to review their inspection model and they didn't interview a single person. and they concluded that there wasn't any problem all. just over a year ago the regulator also told him it is investigating —— its investigation found no systemic failure by boots to provide adequate staff in its pharmacy. greg, his opinions and his conce

the pharmacists defence association union is the largest union representing the profession. ion, there. 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. we have an industry—leading patient safety record. i'm absolutely confident that the resources are there to deliver the patient care. i am confident that we have enough staff. greg lawton was a former manager who was involved in patient safety at boots, until he resigned more than two years ago. he reported his concerns about understaffing to the general pharmaceutical council. they told me that they were going to review their inspection model, as a result. they didn't interview a single person. and they concluded that there wasn't any problem at all. just over a year ago, the regulator also told him its investigation found there was no systemic failure by boots to provide adequate staff in its pharmacies. greg, his opinions and his concerns, left the business over two years ago and aren't rel