Scottish Pharmacists Take A Well-Deserved Bow at Awards Ceremony
by Pharmacy Life - Published on 16 November 2014
The 'cream' of Scottish pharmacy was gathered together on Wednesday night at The Thistle Hotel in Glasgow as almost 400 pharmacists, industry members and their respective guests attended the twelfth annual Scottish Pharmacy Awards.
The awards, which are hosted by ourselves - Medical Communications Ltd, the publishers of Scottish Pharmacy Review - provide the industry with the opportunity to not only showcase the great work that's currently being done in the industry across Scotland, but also gives hospital and community pharmacists the opportunity to share best practice.
Awards were presented for achievements across pharmacy in terms of innovative practice, business development and the progression of pharmacy across the region.
This year's winners were:
Business Development of the Year - Gordon Winter and Vicky Hartzig, Dalston Pharmacy;
Pharmacy Practice of the Year - Rowlands Pharmacy, Austen, Glasgow;
Hospital Pharmacist of the Year - Gwen Shaw, Glasgow Royal Infirmary;
Innovations in Prescribing, Quality and Efficiency - (Joint winners) - Prescribing Efficiency Team from NHS Forth Valley and Joan Macleod from Aberdeen CHP;
Community Pharmacist of the Year (Independent) - Hilary J Evans, Lauder Pharmacy;
Development of CMS and Shared Care - Michael Church from Rowlands Pharmacy in Springburn, Glasgow;
Management of Skin Conditions in Community Pharmacy - Eleanor Fenton, Creebridge Mill Pharmacy, Newton Stewart;
Managing Substance Misuse in the Community - Abbey Chemist, Trongate, Glasgow;
Working in Partnership: GP Surgery and Pharmacy Practice of the Year - Fiona Connell, J & A Reekie, and Ballochmyle Medical Group
This year's winner of the Special Recognition Award was Borders' community pharmacist, George Romanes. George, who owns several pharmacies in the Duns, Berwick and East Lothian areas, is well known for his community service and for his sterling contribution to pharmacy in general, and to his patients and community in particular. A thoroughly deserving winner!
'These pharmacists deliver an excellent, patient-centred service to their patients on a daily basis,' said Medical Communications Ltd's Managing Director, Adrian Maginnis. 'They are very much a 'behind the scenes' healthcare service but one which we hope will increasingly take centre stage in their communities and healthcare environments.'