PDA encourages pharmacists to ‘Stand up for sitting down’

The Pharmacists’ Defence Association (PDA) recently 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. 

The ‘Standing Up for Sitting Down’ campaign was created by the PDA Ability Network, following a recent survey that found that many pharmacists were not being provided the reasonable adjustments that they required. 

The PDA believes that it’s crucial for all workers to receive the reasonable adjustments they need, and so this event was designed to not only launch the campaign but also educate members on their legal rights at work and how the PDA can support them. 

Get involved  

All pharmacists are encouraged to participate in the ‘Standing Up for Sitting Down’ campaign by: 

• Having conversations with colleagues about disability and reasonable adjustments 

• Talking to your employer about reasonable adjustments 

• Promoting the PDA Ability Network and this campaign on social media 

• Sharing examples of good practice with the PDA. 

Opening this line of dialogue helps to normalise reasonable adjustments in the workplace and encourages employers to act swiftly and appropriately to support their workers. 

At the show 

This year, the PDA will be running a session at the Pharmacy Show to discuss the campaign in more detail. The session will take place on Sunday 13th October at 10.20 in the Business Theatre.  

The session will be led by PDA Organiser Liz Larkin who will reveal shocking results from the recent survey and highlight some of the good practice in the profession. The session will be supported by members of the PDA Ability Network. 

For more information about the PDA Ability Network visit: www.the-pda.org/ability