Organisational Structure

The National Executive comprises:

– Six directly elected officers

– The General Secretary

– Three Assistant General Secretaries (Strategic, Administration and Membership)

– The Treasurer

– The Communications Officer

– Four members, one elected by each Regional Committee

One each from each of the four regions within the UK:

• Scotland and Northern Ireland
• Northern England
• Southern England
• Western England & Wales

The Regional Committees each have representatives for:

– Community pharmacists

– Hospital pharmacists

– Locums

– Primary Care and Specialist pharmacists

– One member on the National Executive representing students and pre-registration graduates

Members have the right to bring any topic directly to the notice of the National Executive Committee or through their Membership Groups.

• National Executive Officers

  There are five officers forming the executive arm of the National Executive.

• Representing Pharmacists

  Regional committees have representatives of community & hospital employees, locums and primary care / specialist pharmacists with current, front line experience. You can contact them about issues affecting you. Find out about the types of issues the reps discuss at their meetings.

• Pre-Reg & Students

  If you are a pre-registration pharmacist or a pharmacy student, you have a channel to communicate with the PDA Union directly through a representative on the National Executive.