Member Voice

• PDA Equalities Council celebrates 2025’s successes and plans to stand up against discrimination

  Thu 8th January 2026 The PDA

  The Equalities Council is part of the PDA’s democratic structure and includes representatives of the PDA’s Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Networks. The aim is for members to learn from each other and to work together around intersectional issues. 

• Member Voice: A Leadership Journey within the PDA Union

  Wed 31st December 2025 The PDA

  Nav Bhogal, Chair of the PDA Southeast Regional Committee shares his leadership journey within the PDA Union 

• Bridging the gap: how pharmacy research can deliver more equitable cancer care

  Wed 19th November 2025 The PDA

  In this Member Voice article, Jurga McLean, clinical pharmacist and Pre-Doctoral Research Fellow, explains how pharmacy research can improve cancer care for patients from diverse backgrounds and that working with patients is the most rewarding aspect of her career. Jurga also covers how there are poorer outcomes for Black women in breast cancer and how their needs can be better met.  

• NAWP attends the 19th European Women Pharmacists Meeting in Vienna

  Wed 19th November 2025 The PDA

  In previous years, the PDA NAWP Network has attended the European Women Pharmacists Meeting to help empower and support women pharmacists. This year the meeting was held in Vienna and here, Dr Christine Heading, Past President of NAWP shares her experience of attending this year and the different sessions involved.  

• Consent or confusion? Exploring the realities of informed consent in practice

  Wed 19th November 2025 The PDA

  In this Member Voice article, Sima Hassan, Senior Lecturer at Aston University, discusses informed consent and how this can confuse both patients and pharmacists. Sima references the Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board case and adds what she recommends other pharmacists should do.  

• Morning sickness, is pharmacy giving the best care?

  Mon 17th November 2025 The PDA

  In this member voice article, Siobhan Abrahams, advanced pharmacist for Virtual Wards, pharmacist advisor, and PDA NAWP Network member, explores the inquest into the death of Jess Cronshaw and the management of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy and Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG). Siobhan also explores how pharmacy can do more to better support pregnant women.  

• PDA LGBT+ Network committee calls for a review of gender affirming care

  Fri 14th November 2025 The PDA

  In this Member Voice article, Soh Xi Ken (he/him), specialist clinical pharmacist and co-opted member of the PDA LGBT+ Committee, discusses his views on the Cass Review and what it means to transgender patients and the LGBT+ community. Ken also reiterates the PDA LGBT+ Network's calls for the UK government to reverse the ban on puberty blockers for trans youth. 

• A week in the life of a respiratory advanced practitioner

  Wed 15th October 2025 The PDA

  In this latest Member Voice article, Michal Lamparski, a respiratory advanced practitioner, shares what a week in their life looks like from respiratory clinics to performing arterial blood gas sampling and more. Here, Michal also covers the four pillars of advanced practice that every advanced practitioner works across. 

• PDA NAWP attends Fawcett Society event on combating racism and misogynoir

  Sat 27th September 2025 The PDA

  In this Member Voice article, Co-opted PDA NAWP Network committee member, Nadira Mehjabin shares her experience of attending a Fawcett Society webinar talk ‘How to Be an Ally - Combating Racism and Misogynoir.’ 

• Looking after our wellbeing

  Mon 14th July 2025 The PDA

  In this Member Voice article, a locum pharmacist and PDA member shares their views and advice on improving wellbeing as a locum pharmacist. They also reflect on some issues that lead to their own wellbeing declining, which has encouraged them to make different lifestyle changes. 

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