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PDA NAWP Network launches Spotlight on Periods
Tue 9th July 2024
The latest NAWP Spotlight, ‘Period Matters’ aims to raise awareness of the impact that periods can have, both physically and mentally, on women in the workplace.
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PDA encourages members to stand up for sitting down
Wed 3rd July 2024
On Tuesday 4 June, the PDA held an online event to launch the PDA Ability Network’s new campaign, ‘Standing Up for Sitting Down’. The campaign aims to raise awareness of disability discrimination and calls on employers to make appropriate and ongoing reasonable adjustments.
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PDA calls for zero tolerance for disability discrimination in the workplace
Wed 26th June 2024
The PDA Ability Network is continuing its ‘Standing up for Sitting Down’ campaign and as part of this the PDA is encouraging and supporting employers to work with PDA Reps and active members to have zero tolerance for disability discrimination in the workplace.
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PDA calls on employers to make reasonable adjustments
Wed 19th June 2024
As part of the PDA Ability Network's ‘Standing up for Sitting Down’ campaign, the PDA is calling on employers to make appropriate and ongoing reasonable adjustments for employees with disabilities and health conditions, which are regularly reviewed.
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PDA NAWP Network invites nominations for upcoming elections
Mon 17th June 2024
Three positions are available: President, Vice-President, and Honorary Secretary. Details of the roles can be found below.
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Your rights under the Equality Act 2010
Wed 12th June 2024
As part of the PDA Ability Network’s ‘Standing up for Sitting Down’ campaign, the network is asking members to ensure that they understand their rights under the Equality Act 2010 as a pharmacist, trainee pharmacist, or a pharmacy student with disabilities and assert these rights.
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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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It’s Time to Address Discrimination: Standing up for Sitting Down
Wed 5th June 2024
Today the PDA Ability Network is launching its ‘Standing up for Sitting Down’ campaign against disability discrimination. The network is encouraging members to exercise their rights by calling on employers to make appropriate reasonable adjustments and will also work with members to create a culture where there is zero tolerance for discrimination.
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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.