Equality and discrimination

We must tear down the barriers to equality for BAME communities highlighted by COVID-19

There are two ways that we can begin to address the long-running health disparities between different ethnic groups, which have been highlighted by the disproportionate effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.…

It should not have taken another pandemic to highlight BAME health inequalities

The high proportion of people from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups dying from COVID-19 has brought health inequalities between ethnic groups to the fore, but this should have been looked into long before the pandemic began.…

Pharmacy leaders concerned over lack of widespread COVID-19 risk assessment for BAME staff

Pharmacy leaders concerned over lack of widespread risk assessment for BAME staff Source: Mclean Reseach has shown that people of a black, Asian or minority ethnic background are more susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection than those who are not Pha…

Why we need to talk about sex and clinical trials

The under-representation of women in clinical trials is slowly being addressed, but we cannot move towards truly personalised healthcare unless we have an equal balance of the sexes in all new medicine trials.…

NHS England advises pharmacies to ‘risk assess’ BAME staff for susceptibility to COVID-19

NHS England has advised pharmacies to risk assess staff who may be particularly vulnerable to COVID-19, including those from a black, Asian or minority ethnic background.…

Transcending boundaries: the role of pharmacists in gender identity services

There has been a surge in demand for gender identity services in the UK over the past five years. Although the current role of pharmacists is limited, their potential contribution within a multidisciplinary team supporting transgender patients is beginning to emerge.…

We must not forget transgender patients’ physiology if we are to prescribe safely

Pharmacists should always be respectful of patients’ identity wishes, but biological differences between the sexes mean that conflating sex and gender could have serious implications for prescribing.…

How employers can help support staff with disabilities

Employers have a duty of care to support the health, safety and wellbeing of all employees, including those with disabilities.…

Call to nominate women in pharmacy who deserve greater recognition for their work

A nationwide search for unrecognised women in pharmacy who are making a measurable difference to patient care and/or their colleagues begins today.…

Help us find the unsung women powering pharmacy forward

There are far too many female pharmacy professionals doing brilliant things that are going unrecognised. Help us change that.…