Equality, Diversity and Inclusion information
Makeup of the Register
The Pharmaceutical Society NI is not a public authority and has no statutory duty under Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998. We are, however, committed to maintaining high standards in the application of equality and diversity in our functions and the integration of equality and diversity values into our work.
As part of our commitment, we carry out annual voluntary surveys of pharmacists on our Register, by Section 75 categories. This information is used for the purposes of ensuring that the regulatory policies and standards we develop do not create inappropriate barriers or otherwise disadvantage people with protected characteristics.
Council approved its EDI Strategy at its June 2025 meeting, and the Strategy is available here.
Survey Findings
Interim Equality Monitoring Survey 2025-2026 (1 August to 23 October 2025) This will be updated at year end on 31 May 2026
Equality screenings, and where appropriate Equality Impact Assessments – completed as part of our public consultations, using the data from our annual surveys, Census information and other available information – can be found on the Consultations page of our website which can be found here.
EDI Training
As part of its EDI Strategy, the Pharmaceutical Society NI is signposting MPharm students, Foundation Year Trainees, Pharmacists and all pharmacy professionals to some of the sources of Northern Ireland Specific training and guidance on EDI matters. This list is not exhaustive and inclusion on the list is not an endorsement of any training provided by third parties.
Bias and Discrimination
We take concerns about bias and discrimination seriously and if you wish to raise such concerns about one of our registrant members please follow this link, whereas if you wish to raise such concerns about decisions made by, or processes in the organisation please follow this link.