Mary’s Ukrainian School • Supported by the working group, community organisations, and international partners • Additional event planned for 24 February at the French cultural institute with participation from multiple European consulates Support for Ukrainian pharmacists: • Peer support group reports barriers to professional integration • Ukrainian pharmacists denied access to an online clinical pharmacy course at Robert Gordon University despite being qualified • Completion would not allow UK practice without the Overseas Pharmacist Assessment Programme (OSPAP) • OSPAP available only at four universities in England, oversubscribed (waiting lists up to 3 years), none in Scotland • Without OSPAP, displaced pharmacists cannot progress to training or registration • Issue being raised with MPs Collaboration with Ukraine Policy Network: • Partnership with a research/advocacy project led by University of Birmingham • Focus areas: visas & settlement pathways, employment & skills, mental health • Contributions made to working groups on challenges facing Ukrainian doctors, pharmacists, and mental health issues in Scotland • Joint evidence submitted to the UK Parliament on impacts of visa uncertainty Policy engagement: • Issues of mental health and wellbeing raised within monitoring of the “New Scots” refugee integration strategy delivery plan (2024...