Member Networks

• Disability equality

  Thu 8th June 2023 The PDA

  The PDA encourages all employers to treat all people fairly, regardless of any disability. This will not only support the well-being of disabled employees, but it will also ensure there is a fairer and more equal workplace for all. 

• LGBT+ Pharmacists’ Network Newsletter – June 2023

  Wed 7th June 2023 The PDA

  This month's June 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. We are also using this month to celebrate our network members and the work they have done to improve the lives of LGBT+ pharmacists in the UK. 

• Education, time, and effort: facing challenges together as a community

  Thu 1st June 2023 The PDA

  PDA LGBT+ Network member, Sebastian Sarama (he/him) shares his views on LGBT+ visibility in healthcare, the stigma and mental health issues members of the LGBT+ community face. Sebastian also shares the importance of embracing diversity and acceptance.  

• United Nations expert advises the UK to keep calm and respect diversity

  Thu 1st June 2023 The PDA

  The United Nations Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (IE SOGI), Victor Madrigal-Borloz, paid a 10-day visit to the UK in April and May 2023. 

• Happy Pride Month 2023

  Thu 1st June 2023 The PDA

  Pride takes place every year in June. The month is celebrated as a way of raising awareness of issues affecting the LGBT+ community along with promoting acceptance and equality. This Pride Month, the PDA is celebrating LGBT+ Network members and the work they have done to improve the lives of LGBT+ pharmacists in the UK.  

• Liam Volk elected as the second President of the PDA LGBT+ Network

  Thu 25th May 2023 The PDA

  Liam Volk (he/him) has been elected unopposed as the President of the PDA’s LGBT+ Pharmacists’ Network. Liam is the second President of the PDA LGBT+ Network since it launched in April 2020 as part of the PDA’s dedicated work to meet the demands of the growing and diverse membership and advance their work on equality.  

• Intersection Update – May 2023

  Wed 24th May 2023 The PDA

  Intersection is the PDA's newsletter bringing together news from all four PDA Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Networks. 

• “It doesn’t make it any easier” – A queer pharmacist’s account of miscarriage

  Wed 24th May 2023 The PDA

  In this latest member voice, a PDA LGBT+ Network member shares her story of IVF and miscarriage. 

• NAWP members open up about fertility problems and pregnancy loss

  Wed 24th May 2023 The PDA

  NAWP members have come together to share their personal experiences of fertility problems and pregnancy loss. 

• Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2023

  Thu 18th May 2023 The PDA

  Today (18 May) marks Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) which aims to shine a light on the importance of digital access and inclusion for the more than one billion people living with disabilities/impairments worldwide.  

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