Who We Are
The Healthcare Distribution Association (HDA) represents those businesses who supply medicines, medical devices and healthcare services to patients, pharmacies, hospitals, dispensing doctors and the pharmaceutical industry. HDA members operate across the four nations of the United Kingdom, enabling a safe, efficient and high-quality supply chain for the healthcare sector.
What We Do
The HDA is the trade association for an essential part of the healthcare supply chain. HDA members are responsible for distributing over 92% of NHS medicines and providing wholesaling services including working capital, stock management and IT systems to their supply chain partners.
The HDA and its members are at the forefront of the constantly evolving healthcare supply chain, which is seeing innovative practices and technologies make new services possible for manufacturers and to those who dispense medicines, reflecting the needs and choices of individual patients.
Our Latest News
Will Quince MP, the Minister of State for Health and Secondary Care opens the HDA Annual Conference 2023
Dear HDA members, Will Quince MP, the Minister of State for…
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HDA supports launch of Generation Logistics
London, 20 June 2022: The Healthcare Distribution Association (HDA UK) will…
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Lord Kamall, the Minister for Technology, Innovation and Life Sciences opens the HDA Annual Conference 2021
Dear HDA members, We were pleased to have Lord Kamall, the…
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HDA Statement on Fuel Shortages
HDA member companies are currently experiencing challenges in accessing fuel like many other…
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HDA UK Launch, Houses of Parliament – Martin Sawer, HDA Executive Director & Kevin Barron MP, All Party Pharmacy Group Chair
HDA Annual Conference, Hanbury Manor Marriott Hotel & Country Club
HDA Annual Conference, The Mermaid Conference Centre London
HDA Annual Conference, River Thames Cruise
HDA Business Day, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
HDA Annual Conference, Leonardo Royal Hotel St Paul’s – Martin Sawer, HDA Executive Director & Stephen Hammond MP, Minister of State for Health
HDA Business Day, Grand Hotel & Spa York
HDA Annual Conference, Kia Oval Cricket Ground
HDA Business Day, Chester Race Course
HDA Annual Conference 2023 – Pall Mall 116
HDA Annual Conference 2023 – Martin Sawer, Executive Director
HDA Annual Conference 2023 – Net Zero Panel
HDA Annual Conference 2023 – Dr Laura Squire, MHRA
Key Documents
Access supply chain resources and documents produced and collated by the HDA.
