BAME

• PDA BAME Network launches factsheet to mark Sickle Cell Awareness Month

  Sun 1st September 2024 The PDA

  To mark Sickle Cell Awareness Month, the PDA BAME Network has published a factsheet to help raise awareness of the disease and help employers understand that pharmacists diagnosed with sickle cell may need time off work for medical appointments and treatment.  

• Observing Sickle Cell Awareness Month 2024

  Sun 1st September 2024 The PDA

  As September marks Sickle Cell Awareness Month, in this member voice, PDA BAME Network member, Ewura-Adjoa Yamoah discusses the importance of raising awareness around the disease. She also encourages everyone who is potentially at risk to check their sickle cell status and explains how pharmacists can help the cause. 

• Sickle Cell Disease in the UK: A Call to Action for Pharmacists

  Sun 1st September 2024 The PDA

  The PDA BAME Network has published this report, compiled by co-opted committee member Deborah Nyaberi, on sickle cell disease. The report contains information on the disease, including prevention, the current treatment options, and how pharmacists can come together to improve care and equality 

• Intersection Update – December 2023

  Fri 15th December 2023 The PDA

  Intersection is the PDA's newsletter bringing together news from all four PDA Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Networks. We encourage all PDA members to get involved in the networks that are of interest to them. 

• PDA EDI Networks respond to former Secretary of State’s letter about diversity and inclusion

  Fri 15th December 2023 The PDA

  The former Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Steve Barclay wrote to NHS organisations in England asking them to cease hiring dedicated equality and diversity staff. 

• 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 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. 

• 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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