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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BAME Pharmacists’ Network – October 2021
Fri 29th October 2021
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BAME Pharmacists’ Network celebrates Black History Month with an online event
Thu 28th October 2021
Earlier this month, the PDA BAME Pharmacists’ Network celebrated Black History Month 2021 with an online event titled 'No more tick boxes'. The event featured the author, Roger Kline, Research Fellow at Middlesex University and former NHS Equality Director.
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Celebrating Black History Month 2021
Fri 1st October 2021
Today is the start of Black History Month in the UK, which every October celebrates the continued achievements and contributions of Black people in the UK and around the world.
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BAME Pharmacists’ Network launches Race and Ethnicity Terminology Factsheet
Mon 20th September 2021
The BAME Network has produced a new factsheet to help PDA members and others in the profession to educate themselves on terminology used when discussing issues and topics around race and ethnicity.
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LGBT+ Visibility in Leadership
Tue 17th August 2021
Recently PDA members were invited to join an online event where speakers shared their progress, challenges and learnings about increasing diversity and representation in the leadership of the pharmacy professions.
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Supporting colleagues taking part in Eid ul-Adha
Tue 20th July 2021
Today marks the start of Eid ul-Adha ('Festival of Sacrifice') which is a public holiday in Muslim countries and one of the most important festivals in the Muslim calendar. Here we find out more about Eid ul-Adha and how to support colleagues that are taking part.
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Black Leaders Awareness Day: 18 July 2021
Sun 18th July 2021
Today marks Black Leaders Awareness Day (BLAD) which was created to enable people from all cultures to experience the wisdom of past, current, and next-generation leaders through the speeches, quotes, and videos shared.
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An open letter to the national media about an MP practicing as a pharmacist
Mon 21st June 2021
PDA responds to media attack on pharmacist and member of parliament, Taiwo Owatemi.
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Registrant wins landmark discrimination case against healthcare regulator in the Employment Tribunal
Fri 18th June 2021
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.
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Second PDA BAME Network event discusses the Sewell Report and its effects on pharmacists and wider communities
Fri 18th June 2021
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.