The network was launched by the PDA in April 2020 as part of their work to meet the demands of their growing membership and advance their work on equality.
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PDA LGBT+ Network invites nominations for upcoming 2025 elections
Wed 18th June 2025
Every two years, members of the PDA LGBT+ Pharmacists’ Network can elect three officers, who will lead the network and work alongside the Immediate Past President and co-opted committee members.
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PDA LGBT+ Network invites nominations for upcoming 2025 elections
Wed 18th June 2025
Every two years, members of the PDA LGBT+ Pharmacists’ Network can elect three officers, who will lead the network and work alongside the Immediate Past President and co-opted committee members.
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LGBT+ Pharmacists’ Network Newsletter – June 2025
Sat 14th June 2025
The latest LGBT+ Pharmacists’ Network newsletter covers ‘Barriers to LGBTQ+ career progression in the UK,’ a report published by Pride in Leadership. The PDA LGBT+ Network also invites nominations for the upcoming 2025 elections and invites network members to join them at Manchester Pride. Read more here.
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Celebrating 5 years of the PDA EDI Networks
Mon 28th April 2025
This month, three PDA Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Networks turn 5: the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Pharmacists’ Network (BAME Network), the Disabled Pharmacists’ Network (Ability Network), and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pharmacists’ Network (LGBT+ Network).
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Reflections on a HIV quality improvement project
Wed 27th November 2024
In this latest Member Voice article, Clinical Pharmacist and member of the PDA LGBT+ Network, Adam Somerville, explains the importance of pharmacists being knowledgeable about HIV. He also discusses his own experience of delivering a teaching session on HIV to the pharmacy department at his trust.
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PDA LGBT+ Network attends Manchester Pride 2024
Fri 6th September 2024
For the third year in a row, the PDA LGBT+ Network was proud to return and take part in Manchester Pride 2024. The annual Pride parade takes place on August Bank holiday weekend and this year fell on Saturday 24 August.
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My South Asian coming out experience
Mon 26th August 2024
An anonymous clinical pharmacist has shared their coming out experience as a South Asian woman who feared risking disownment and abandonment by their family and society due to their sexual identity. They also share how they feared being found out at work due to pharmacy being 'a small world'.
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LGBT+ Pharmacists’ Network Newsletter – June 2024
Thu 6th June 2024
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!
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Rainbow Reads! LGBTQ Books for Pride Month 2024
Wed 5th June 2024
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.
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Using healthcare data to improve the services and experiences of LGBT+ patients
Tue 4th June 2024
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.