There appears to be some cross-party support for the campaign, with welcome responses coming from Labour, Liberal Democrat and Conservative MPs.
Extending the campaign
The current campaign for fair funding is focused on the NHS LSF which provides supplementary funding for healthcare students in England. PDA Student Reps are looking at extending the scope of this campaign in particular to Wales where there is a similar funding for healthcare students from which pharmacy students studying at Swansea and Cardiff School’s of Pharmacy are also exempt.
PDA Student Reps at Cardiff University attended a Trades Union Congress (TUC) Young Workers event where they spoke to Vaughan Gething, the Welsh government minister of Economics, and asked for his input on bringing the campaign to Wales as a first step in assessing the future of this campaign.
Get involved
Only have 5 minutes?
Those who only have a few minutes to support the campaign can use the quick ‘Write to your MP’ tool. The letter has already been written, all that is needed is to put in a postcode and enter some information like full name and email address. Click here to access the quick tool.
Only have 10 minutes?
Those who have a bit more time can use the longer tool which includes a few more reasons why MPharm students should be included in the NHS LSF and a section to add personal reasons for supporting the campaign. Click here to access the long tool.
The PDA and PDA Student Reps would like to thank all who get involved in this campaign for their support.
Get in touch
PDA Student Reps are keeping track of all support received and are asking those who have got a response from their MP to keep the PDA updated by emailing students@the-pda.org.
Learn more
- PDA student campaign is making an impact on NHS LSF exclusion issue
- PDA Student Reps lead campaign to secure fair financial support for MPharm students
- NHS Learning Support Fund (LSF)
- Fair funding for pharmacy students quick write to your MP campaign tool
- Fair funding for pharmacy students long write to your MP campaign tool
Not yet a PDA member?
If you have not yet joined the PDA, we encourage you to join today and ask your colleagues to do the same.
Membership is FREE to pharmacy students, trainee pharmacists, and for the first three months of being newly qualified.
Read about our key member benefits here.