Each year the PDA donates £1 per member to Pharmacist Support
The PDA announced that they would be donating £1 from the membership fee of every single member to the profession’s charity Pharmacist Support. The PDA committed to making this contribution on an ongoing basis to support the work of the charity. This contribution now totals over £160k in donations.
The PDA’s work with Pharmacist Support helps to raise awareness of the issues and challenges that arise for those studying or working in pharmacy. Identifying these key issues enables the charity to create useful resources and materials to support those within the pharmacy profession.
As well as supporting the charity financially, the PDA work with Pharmacist Support to help pharmacists strengthen their working relationships with colleagues and managers. This gives pharmacists the opportunity to talk about their mental health openly, whilst ensuring they are aware of the support that is available to them if they are struggling.
This partnership also includes mental wellbeing workshops for pharmacy students that highlight practical tips on how to manage stress during the exam period, and how pharmacists can manage workplace stress.
About Pharmacist Support
- Pharmacist Support is an independent charity for pharmacists and their families, former pharmacists, trainees, and pharmacy students and is funded by donations from pharmacists and pharmacy organisations.
- The charity provides confidential advice and support with issues relating to stress, welfare, addiction, and finance.
- All services are FREE of charge.
Learn more
- For information about Pharmacist Support, visit www.pharmacistsupport.org
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Help Pharmacist Support to help the profession – including exam candidates
Sat 13th March 2021
In this pandemic, many candidates for the delayed GPhC 2020 pre-reg assessment are working as provisional pharmacists while having to simultaneously prepare for their exam.
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PDA donations to Pharmacist Support surpass £110,000 and pharmacists are encouraged to consider making a New Year pledge to the charity.
Thu 31st December 2020
Following a contribution of £12,796 paid in December 2020, the total amount donated under the PDA's charity partnership pledge to Pharmacist Support has now surpassed £110,000.
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How can Pharmacist Support help you?
Mon 14th September 2020
We were delighted to sponsor the #ACTNow wellbeing campaign and support the profession’s charity, Pharmacist Support. We would appreciate your input in helping to shape future activities like this by asking that you complete the charity's short survey.
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PDA members support Pharmacist Support with donation of almost £25,000
Sun 6th October 2019
PDA members have raised almost £3,500 over the last nine months by topping up their membership fees with donations to Pharmacist Support. Once added to nine months of the PDA's donation of £1 for every member each year, a total of £24,896.68 was presented to the charity at the 2019 Pharmacy Show.
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PDA attends Parliamentary event to support Pharmacist Support well-being in pharmacy campaign
Fri 13th September 2019
Earlier this month, Pharmacist Support hosted a joint parliamentary event with C+D to raise awareness of the growing pressures on community pharmacists and the impact this is having on Pharmacists’ well-being. The PDA was represented at the Parliamentary event and are proud to support this campaign.