‘Pharmacy bodies need safe platforms for reporting racism’

Accounts of racism in the pharmacy raised during C+D’s webinar highlight the urgent need for ways for victims to report racism, says Naimah Callachand

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"This culture of not reporting racism needs to be squashed"

This year has thrown up a lot of challenges for pharmacy staff, particularly those who are black, Asian or minority ethnic (BAME). Racial disparities have been brought to the forefront during the COVID-19 crisis and it’s important to act while there is momentum. I discussed ways of tackling racism in pharmacy with five experts in a C+D webinar last Thursday.

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