Workshops to explore accessibility of placements for student pharmacists from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities and those with other protected characteristics
Written by AlisonFreemantle on Friday 8th April 2022
HEE has commissioned Verve Communications to work with them on an exercise to explore what trainees feel either encourage or present obstacles to access professional training
This is an invitation to pharmacy undergraduates, trainee pharmacists or recently qualified pharmacy professionals from these backgrounds or with relevant lived experience to take part in this important engagement exercise. HEE will be running a separate exercise with pharmacists and technicians who are not newly qualified.
This is an exciting time to be entering the pharmacy profession. Experience of the Covid pandemic has reinforced the need, already identified in the NHS Long-Term Plan, for greater exposure to clinical practice during undergraduate training.
Health Education England (HEE) is determined to keep equality and inclusion at the front of their thinking and want to hear from the diverse voices of pharmacy trainees to continue to shape professional education – and to ensure that pharmacy education, training and professional development pathways fully meet accessibility and equality standards set out in the Equality Act 2010.
HEE particularly want to hear from:
- Students and trainees from Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities
- Students and trainees experiencing potential barriers e.g., disabilities, sensory impairments or mental ill-health; LGBTQ+ students and trainees; those from disadvantaged backgrounds; people who began training as a mature student.
The team will be conducting digital workshops and interviews between 12/04/22 and 29/04/22 to discuss individual’s experiences of pharmacy training.
To sign up to one of the events, please visit: Pharmacy Education: Improving Access Events | Eventbrite
If you have any questions, please contact sue.clegg@vervecommunications.co.uk