Equality and discrimination

More than 650 sign-ups to RPS Inclusion and Wellbeing Pledge in its first week

Since its launch on 9 June 2021, more than 650 organisations and individuals have signed the pledge, including pharmacy multiple Boots.…

‘We are all fighting something’ — shattering the silence on hidden disabilities in pharmacy (audio)

In this podcast, we look at the problems pharmacists with a hidden disability face and what the profession can do to be a more inclusive place.…

Are NHS England and NHS Improvement serious about equality, diversity and inclusion?

The views expressed in this letter are those of the author. If you would like to submit a letter to The Pharmaceutical Journal, please click here. Despite 6% of pharmacists and 2% of pharmacy technicians being black, there is little black representation in the senior leadership positio…

RPS commits to proactive anti-racism

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has made 11 commitments as part of its anti-racism pledge.…

RPS joins APTUK and NHS England to launch action plan for inclusive pharmacy practice

The joint plan will include actions that pharmacy teams should incorporate into practice to “benefit the health of our diverse communities”.…

Pharmacy regulator to publish ‘diversity data’ around fitness-to-practise cases

The General Pharmaceutical Council has said it will publish diversity data related to fitness-to-practise cases in order to understand and address potential discrimination.…

RPS Museum online exhibition celebrates women in pharmacy

'Celebrating Women in Pharmacy' launched on International Women's Day and celebrates women throughout the history of pharmacy.…

GPhC fitness-to-practise case did not address antisemitism

The views expressed in this letter are those of the authors. If you would like to submit a letter to The Pharmaceutical Journal, please click here. In 2020, discrimination was brought into tight focus and, in this context, a recent hearing by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) s…

Remembering pharmacy staff who have died during the COVID-19 pandemic

As we reach a year since the first cases of COVID-19 were identified in China, we pay tribute to some of the pharmacy staff in the UK who have lost their lives to the infection.…

Women to Watch 2020: what we did and why

In March of this year we launched a nationwide search to find women in the pharmacy profession who were achieving great things and deserved greater recognition.…