Member Networks

• PDA encourages members to speak out against workplace discrimination

  Fri 15th December 2023 The PDA

  A recent case of discrimination has prompted more members to seek support from the PDA with their own experiences, and pharmacists are encouraged to continue coming forward. 

• PDA Equalities Council celebrates the year’s successes

  Fri 15th December 2023 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. 

• PDA BAME Network launches Tokenism Factsheet

  Thu 14th December 2023 The PDA

  In recent years, many organisations may have taken positive steps towards fostering diverse work environments. However, the perception of tokenism persists in some workplaces. The PDA BAME Network has put together a factsheet to provide an overview of tokenism in the workplace, and to help pharmacists, trainees and students understand its impact and help them lead a conversation in the workplace on the topic. 

• PDA Ability Network Newsletter – December 2023

  Tue 5th December 2023 The PDA

  Welcome to the PDA Ability Network Newsletter. In this issue read about how we are celebrating Disability History Month and how you can get involved in research into the Electronic Prescription Service. Also, learn about where you can get support if you are struggling with your mental health this winter.  

• PDA challenges employers to employ neurodiverse and disabled pharmacists

  Tue 5th December 2023 The PDA

  On Monday 16 October Mark Pitt, PDA Director of Legal Services spoke at The Pharmacy Show about workplace inclusion and the importance of pharmacy employers supporting neurodiverse and disabled employees. 

• PDA BAME Network launches Islamophobia Factsheet

  Thu 30th November 2023 The PDA

  November is Islamophobia Awareness Month and to end the month the PDA BAME Network has launched a factsheet that provides an overview of Islamophobia in the workplace. The factsheet can also help pharmacists, trainees and students understand the impact of Islamophobia and help them lead conversations in the workplace on this issue. 

• Celebrating Disability History Month 2023

  Tue 21st November 2023 The PDA

  Disability History Month is running from 16 November to 16 December 2023 and is an annual event focusing on the history of disability and the struggle for equality and human rights.  

• PDA LGBT+ Network speaks out against transphobic rhetoric

  Thu 16th November 2023 The PDA

  Following the statements by some senior government ministers at their party conference in October and the subsequent decision to reverse the commitment on banning conversion therapy, the PDA’s LGBT+ Network wholly condemns transphobic rhetoric, including comments relating to wards in hospital trusts across the UK. 

• PDA NAWP Network supports the 17th EWPM

  Mon 6th November 2023 The PDA

  President of the PDA NAWP Network, Ayah Abbass, and co-opted member of the PDA NAWP Network, Nicola Rees recently attended the 17th European Women’s Pharmacy Meeting (EWPM), held in Maastricht in the Netherlands. Here Ayah and Nicola share their experience of representing the PDA NAWP Network at the annual meeting. 

• PDA BAME Network Newsletter – October 2023

  Fri 27th October 2023 The PDA

  Welcome to the PDA BAME Network Newsletter. In the issue read about the recent Black History Month online event and PDA Organising and Engagement Assistant's experience of joining the trade union movement. Also read about the Assistant Director for Education at the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA), Oshor Williams's experience which highlights why we must be actively anti-racist.  

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