Pharmacy Pride: Inclusive Leadership and Learning Series (PPILLS)

Throughout June 2026 all events focus on increasing LGBTQIA+ awareness & develop inclusive practice

01 May 2026 (Last updated: 8 May 2026 14:40)

 

APTUK Pride Branch are proud to host this first national series of events focused on increasing LGBTQIA+ awareness and developing inclusive practice amongst the pharmacy profession.

Across four days and consisting of twenty-one sessions, the Pharmacy Pride: Inclusive Leadership and Learning Series (PPILLs) will showcase and share the experience and expertise of speakers from all corners of the pharmacy professional workforce. Joining them will be advocates for LGBTQIA+ rights, national health advisors, leaders in health and LGBTQIA+ charity organisations.

Sessions will include topics on LGBTQIA+ healthcare and inequalities, research practice, clinical considerations, leadership, organisational benchmarking, partnership skills and much more!

 

THE BENEFIT:

• Delivers basic and advanced education on LGBTQIA+ topics to the whole pharmacy workforce, pharmacy support staff, pharmacy technicians, pharmacists and trainee pharmacy professionals
• Informs attendees what services and resources are available to them and their patients/customers to signpost or utilise.
• Sharing of best practice.
• Gain access to high-quality educational sessions delivered by charities in return for raising vital funds for these charities.
• Networking opportunity to meet like-minded individuals across the UK.
• Celebrate PRIDE!

We have a packed programme, full of inspirational talkers from key stakeholders, such as:

• Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK
• Royal College of Pharmacy
• NHS England
• CPPE
• PDA LGBT network

View the full programme to learn more about each webinar and register to attend. The session title and registration links have also been added to the bottom of this page.

 

Access to these events is free for any member of the Pharmacy workforce, this includes registered staff and non-registered, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacy Support Workers! A big part of this event is raising awareness of vital charities and LGBTQIA+ health inequalities, and so while all sessions are free to attend, we do ask kindly for your donations throughout which will be split equally between all partnering charities:

 

• Stonewall
• LGBT Foundation
• Switchboard LGBT+
• Mermaids
• OUTpatients

 

All donations collected are voluntary and will be split equally between the listed charities. 100% of the money donated will go directly to these charities. APTUK will not receive, handle, or retain any donated funds and is not affiliated with any of the listed charities. Please scan the QR code or visit GiveWheel

For any questions relating to these events contact: pridebranch@aptuk.org

 

Wednesday 3rd June
11:30 – 12:30pm	An Introduction to Pride in Practice	Register to attend here
1-2pm	Trans people's experiences accessing healthcare	Register to attend here
2:30-3:30pm	The value of building networks and connections	Register to attend here
5:30 - 6.30pm	52 Years of Listening to the Community- An Introduction to Switchboard, The National LGBTQIA+ Support Line	Register to attend here
7-8pm	LGBTQ+ health inequalities - an overview	Register to attend here

 

Tuesday 9th June
11:30 - 12:30pm	Patient safety, experience and outcomes – why recognising your unconscious bias is integral to pharmacy practice	Register to attend here
1-2pm	Tackling Phobic Behaviours	Register to attend here
2:30-3:30pm	Safe and inclusive pharmacy practice for LGBTIQ+ people affected by cancer	Register to attend here
5 - 6.30pm	Showing Up For Others: Active Listening, Allyship and Supporting Someone Coming Out	Register to attend here
7-8pm	Pride and Prejudice - being LGBTQIA+ in a discriminatory world	Register to attend here

 

Friday 19th June
10-11am	Developing LGBTQIA+ e-learning	Register to attend here
11:30 - 12:30pm	LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Education in Pharmacy – A Research Informed Perspective	Register to attend here
1-2pm	Modern HIV Prevention and Sexual Health: A Practical Update for Pharmacy professionals	Register to attend here
2:30-3:30pm	Working Towards Trans-Inclusive Practice	Register to attend here
5:30-6:30pm	Queer Health in a Digital Era	Register to attend here
7-8pm	Intersectionality and Pharmacy Practice	Register to attend here

 

Thursday 25th June
11:30-12:30pm	Leading on LGBTQ+ Inclusion	Register to attend here
1-2pm	Embedding equity, diversity, inclusivity and cultural competence into pharmacy research	Register to attend here
2:30-3:30pm	Your Profession, Your Voice: A Listening Session with the GPhC	Register to attend here
5:30-6:30pm	Proud Careers: Recruiting diverse talent	Register to attend here
7 – 8pm	Pharmacy Pride Panel Discussion: A Lived Experience Perspective Submit your questions to the panel here	Register to attend here