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
Lord Bethell response to HDA on COVID-19 Testing (28 October 2020)
Dear HDA members, Please see Lord Bethell’s written response to the…
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HDA Letter to Lord Bethell on COVID-19 Testing (17 September 2020)
Dear HDA Members, The HDA’s Executive Director, Martin Sawer, wrote to…
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Lord Bethell Thank You Letter to the Healthcare Distribution Sector
Dear HDA members, Please see below letter from Lord Bethell, Minister…
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HDA Statement regarding the availability of Public Health England-supplied PPE for community pharmacy
COVID-19 Update – 29 April 2020 HDA Statement regarding the…
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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
Key Documents
Access supply chain resources and documents produced and collated by the HDA.
