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  • Global Pride Day – 27 June 2021

    Sun 27th June 2021 The PDA

    To mark Global Pride Day (27 June 2021) the PDA has worked with Troglo to produce a FREE factsheet on Sexuality and Gender to raise awareness and to help others to be more understanding of those in the LGBT+ community. 

  • Pride Month – June 2021

    Sun 27th June 2021 The PDA

    June is Pride month which aims to raise awareness on how damaging homophobia can be as well as being more understanding of those in the LGBT+ community. The PDA LGBT+ Network works to enable all pharmacists in the LGBT+ community to realise their full potential and raise their profile by being educationally, socially and politically active. 

  • PDA IN THE NEWS: LGBT+ in pharmacy – pride despite prejudice

    Wed 23rd June 2021 The PDA

    This article, written by PDA LGBT+ Pharmacists' Network President, Scott Rutherford was published on the Chemist & Druggist (C+D) website earlier this week.  

  • An open letter to the national media about an MP practicing as a pharmacist

    Mon 21st June 2021 The PDA

    PDA responds to media attack on pharmacist and member of parliament, Taiwo Owatemi. 

  • Registrant wins landmark discrimination case against healthcare regulator in the Employment Tribunal

    Fri 18th June 2021 The PDA

    The PDA welcomes the news that a mixed race Muslim doctor has secured justice after the General Medical Council were found to have discriminated against him.  

  • Second PDA BAME Network event discusses the Sewell Report and its effects on pharmacists and wider communities

    Fri 18th June 2021 The PDA

    The PDA BAME Network Committee recently hosted their second event to discuss the Sewell Report which offers a non-progressive approach to racism in the UK.  

  • Working as a pharmacist with OCD

    Wed 16th June 2021 The PDA

    In our latest member voice article, to mark Men's Health Week (MHW), a male PDA Ability Network member shares his experience of working as a pharmacist with OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder), and highlights what adjustments employers can put in place to support employees with this mental health condition.  

  • Cervical Screening Awareness Week: 14 – 20 June 2021

    Tue 15th June 2021 The PDA

    To mark Cervical Screening Awareness Week, NAWP is taking the opportunity to highlight the importance of cervical screening to all pharmacists at the frontline of healthcare. NAWP also urges employers to support their staff members’ health and wellbeing against the backdrop of delays in screening. 

  • Men’s Health Week: 14 – 20 June 2021

    Mon 14th June 2021 The PDA

    To mark Men's Health Week (MHW), the PDA is raising awareness of preventable health problems for males of all ages. The week is internationally recognised and encourages men and boys to engage in healthier lifestyle choices, and urges them to seek professional advice early for health difficulties. 

  • BAME Pharmacists’ Network – June 2021

    Wed 9th June 2021 The PDA

    Welcome to this month's BAME Pharmacists' Network Update.  

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