Kindness for Pharmacy staff 

The world is going through challenging times as we all learn new ways to interact while fighting against the COVID19 Pandemic. Challenging as it may be, now has also proven to be a great time to connect and unite as we are all facing this together.

Pharmacists and pharmacy staff are on the frontline of this battle and have a right to feel safe at work. People have reacted to the stress of this pandemic in different ways, but kindness needs to remain at the forefront of all our interactions with each other.

The #PharmacyKindness Campaign raises awareness of how best to interact with pharmacists and pharmacy staff during this pandemic, and how the community can show their support for the frontline people whose job it is to provide us with the health services and medicines we need.
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Now is the time to unite - we are all in this together!
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#PharmacyKindness - how to show your support
  • Share acts of kindness to pharmacists and pharmacy staff on social media - tag @ProfessionalPharmacistsAustralia and use the hashtags #PharmacyKindness and #TheKindnessPandemic

Guidelines for interacting with pharmacies

These guidelines have been developed by Professional Pharmacists Australia
  1. Don't go into a pharmacy if you have Covid-19 symptoms - call your GP (not visit) or the Hotline 1800 020 080
  2. Carefully read pharmacy signage before entering
  3. Listen to and respect staff directions
  4. Practise physical distancing
  5. Be patient and courteous
  6. Check what services the pharmacy can provide without you visiting the pharmacy eg medicines delivery service

​More information: 

Some templates

Thankyou to artist Kenton Penley Millier for these two templates below. The first poster offers a reminder to customers to be kind to Pharmacy staff. You might like to email this to your local Pharmacy so they can print it. Please do not take these posters into a Pharmacy. The second template is for your to write your message to your local pharmacy and share it isocial media - or share it with us. 

Partners 

This Campaign is a collaboration between The Kindness Pandemic and Professional Pharmacists Australia, the only union and professional association in Australia that represents non-owner community and hospital pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.