PDA Student Membership

Before setting up your membership we need to collect a little information about you, please provide your details below.

Personal Details

Contact Details

University Details


This is the year in which you expect to fully register as a pharmacist after completing your trainee year, for most students this will be a year after graduation.

Communication Preferences


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From time to time we need to send you notices to comply with regulations which cover your PDA Membership, Insurance Cover and PDA Union membership, you must agree to receive this information to continue.


From time to time we would like to contact you with details of PDA related news and events, this includes PDA led campaigns and training opportunities. We recommend all members consent to us contacting you for these purposes.


From time to time we would like to contact you with details of sector news, this includes all pharmacy related news not specific to the PDA. Please indicate if you consent to us contacting you for these purposes.


Using the negotiation power of having 40,000 plus members we have joined forces with a small number of partners that can provide you and your families with exclusive benefits and promotions.
We promise not to abuse your trust and we do not provide your personal details to any of our partners or to any other bodies. Please indicate if you consent to us contacting you for these purposes

 

If you have graduated and are starting your trainee placement please click here to apply for Trainee Membership instead.

The powerful benefits of PDA membership are delivered through a combination of services.

  1. Defence Association membership provides a wide and comprehensive range of both reactive and proactive member benefits.
  2. PDA Union membership enables PDA’s union officials to have statutory access to workplace conflicts in situations where employers could otherwise prevent members from being supported and accompanied.
  3. A solid contractual insurance policy which provides Professional Indemnity and Legal Defence Costs insurance. The insurance placed with Mission Underwriting UK ltd t/a Altea Insurance by the Pharmacy Insurance Agency Ltd (PIA) who are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

Although around 85% of the defence episodes provided by The PDA to members are not funded by insurance, it is essential to the service provided by the PDA as it provides substantial financial capability to enable funding of the defence of members who may face expensive GPhC hearings, employment disputes, criminal proceedings and, if needs be, to settle compensation claims made against them right up to £10 million pounds per member (when such a limit is chosen by members).

This combination of Defence Association, union and insurance contract provides a formidable base upon which to build a comprehensive defence service for members. The PDA is a not for profit organisation and these benefits are funded by membership subscriptions.

The Pharmacists' Defence Association is a company limited by guarantee. Registered in England; Company No 4746656.

The Pharmacists' Defence Association is an appointed representative in respect of insurance mediation activities only of
The Pharmacy Insurance Agency Limited which is registered in England and Wales under company number 2591975
and is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (Register No 307063)

The PDA Union is recognised by the Certification Officer as an independent trade union.