Responding to the interview this morning on the BBC Radio Ulster Nolan Show with a Community Pharmacist who has been racially abused, Gerard Greene, Chief Executive of Community Pharmacy NI said:
“Community Pharmacy NI is utterly appalled that racist abuse is being experienced by pharmacists in Northern Ireland.”
“Community Pharmacists work for their communities, aiding and supporting patients irrespective of race, gender or nationality. We strongly condemn any racist abuse of pharmacists or pharmacy team members and have a zero tolerance approach to any form of abuse of staff. Racial discrimination must be stamped out.”
“We wholeheartedly agree with the Chief Pharmaceutical Officer Cathy Harrison when she stated that racism has no place in in Northern Ireland and that it must not be directed towards hard working community pharmacists and their teams.”