Member Networks

• PDA NAWP Network launches Spotlight on Periods

  Tue 9th July 2024 The PDA

  The latest NAWP Spotlight, ‘Period Matters’ aims to raise awareness of the impact that periods can have, both physically and mentally, on women in the workplace. 

• PDA encourages members to stand up for sitting down

  Wed 3rd July 2024 The PDA

  On Tuesday 4 June, the PDA held an online event to launch the PDA Ability Network’s new campaign, ‘Standing Up for Sitting Down’. The campaign aims to raise awareness of disability discrimination and calls on employers to make appropriate and ongoing reasonable adjustments. 

• PDA calls for zero tolerance for disability discrimination in the workplace

  Wed 26th June 2024 The PDA

  The PDA Ability Network is continuing its ‘Standing up for Sitting Down’ campaign and as part of this the PDA is encouraging and supporting employers to work with PDA Reps and active members to have zero tolerance for disability discrimination in the workplace.  

• PDA calls on employers to make reasonable adjustments

  Wed 19th June 2024 The PDA

  As part of the PDA Ability Network's ‘Standing up for Sitting Down’ campaign, the PDA is calling on employers to make appropriate and ongoing reasonable adjustments for employees with disabilities and health conditions, which are regularly reviewed. 

• PDA NAWP Network invites nominations for upcoming elections

  Mon 17th June 2024 The PDA

  Three positions are available: President, Vice-President, and Honorary Secretary. Details of the roles can be found below. 

• Your rights under the Equality Act 2010

  Wed 12th June 2024 The PDA

  As part of the PDA Ability Network’s ‘Standing up for Sitting Down’ campaign, the network is asking members to ensure that they understand their rights under the Equality Act 2010 as a pharmacist, trainee pharmacist, or a pharmacy student with disabilities and assert these rights. 

• LGBT+ Pharmacists’ Network Newsletter – June 2024

  Thu 6th June 2024 The PDA

  This update coincides with Pride Month which is celebrated as a way of raising awareness of issues affecting the LGBT+ community along with promoting acceptance and equality. Also, find out how to join the network at Manchester Pride!  

• Rainbow Reads! LGBTQ Books for Pride Month 2024

  Wed 5th June 2024 The PDA

  Guest writer David Wright (he/him) is Associate Library Director for User Experience at the University of Southampton. With a career that spans over 30 years and includes work in public, special and academic libraries, he describes himself as an elder of the LGBTQ community who is as passionate now about diversity and inclusion as he was when he first came out as a gay man in the early 1980s. Here he recommends some reading especially for the PDA LGBT+ Network. 

• It’s Time to Address Discrimination: Standing up for Sitting Down

  Wed 5th June 2024 The PDA

  Today the PDA Ability Network is launching its ‘Standing up for Sitting Down’ campaign against disability discrimination. The network is encouraging members to exercise their rights by calling on employers to make appropriate reasonable adjustments and will also work with members to create a culture where there is zero tolerance for discrimination. 

• Using healthcare data to improve the services and experiences of LGBT+ patients

  Tue 4th June 2024 The PDA

  In our latest member voice article, Community Pharmacist and Researcher, Charlotte Jones discusses the importance of monitoring LGBT+ identifiers to improve the services and experiences of LGBT+ patients. 

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