Guild congratulates all 2015 Pharmacy Award’s finalists

Guild congratulates all 2015 Pharmacy Award’s finalists

The Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand (the Guild) congratulates all the 2015 Pharmacy Award’s finalists and thanks everyone who took the time to enter the awards.

The judges were impressed with the very high standard of entries, making the judging of each category especially difficult. The judges have announced finalists for each category with the winners and the Supreme Award winner to be announced at the awards ceremony on Saturday 8 August.

Guild Chief Executive, Lee Hohaia says “The judges have praised the high calibre of entries this year and I believe this is a true reflection of the valuable and innovative services that are being provided to communities from the pharmacy sector. The awards offer an invaluable opportunity to showcase and acknowledge this work. We thank all those who have submitted an entry this year and shared the initiatives that you and your colleagues have developed and implemented for the benefit of your patients, and that contribute to the wider pharmacy profession.

“We were pleased to see Guild member pharmacies among the finalists, particularly for the Guild and PSL Community Pharmacy of the Year Award, and look forward to hearing the outcome of this category at the awards ceremony.

“We remind all finalists, and those that are attending the awards ceremony, that the Guild is holding our first ever Pharmacy Business Network on the Saturday of the Awards ceremony and we encourage you all to attend. The conference will have real benefit for independent pharmacies and we have tailored the sessions to ensure you leave with fresh, innovative, and practical ideas and information that you can incorporate into the day to day running of your pharmacies. Further information is available at www.pharmacybusinessnetwork.nz.”

The finalists for the Pharmacy Awards are as follows:

Aspen Pharmacare and Pamol Common Ailments Campaign of the Year

Sarah Alani, Unichem Takapuna Pharmacy Geoff Brown, Unichem Lynn Mall Pharmacy

Guild and PSL Community Pharmacy of the Year

Gemma Buchanan, Unichem Buchanans PharmacyMaria McIntyre and Amanda Nuttall, Unichem Bishopdale Pharmacy Ian McMichael, Pharmacy 547

Pharmaceutical Society Professional Service of the Year

William Allan, Brendan Duck, Vanessa Brown, Sue Ward, Di Vicary, and Anne Denton, Hawke's Bay DHB, Health Hawke's BayLeanne Te Karu, Darryn Russell, Wiremu Matthews, and Mariana Hudson, Nga Kaitiaki o Te Puna Rongoa o Aotearoa - The Maori Pharmacists Association

Unichem, Life, Care + Advice Innovation in Delivering Care and Advice

Martin Harris, Unichem Massey Pharmacy Rachel Yang, Pharmacy 547

GlaxoSmithKline Good Sort Pharmacist of the Year

Marie Bennett, Unichem All Seasons Pharmacy Rajeshni Naidu, Middlemore Hospital

Douglas Young Pharmacist of the Year

Leah Hodgkinson, Middlemore Hospital Michelle Whyte, Kawerau Pharmacy

Mims Future Pharmacist of the Year

Robert Haua, Auckland Pharmacy School Raffi Rassam, Auckland Pharmacy School

Onelink Hospital Performer of the Year

Avril Lee, Naomi Heap, Pat Alley, Dr Dale Sheehan, North Shore Hospital Craig MacKenzie, Dunedin Hospital

PSL Technician Superstar

Jo Batcup, Christchurch HospitalSandra Edmondson, Christchurch Hospital

Sanofi and Nature's Own Best Complementary Healthcare Campaign

Clair Connor, Life Pharmacy Botany Mark Webster, Stay Well Pharmacy

Voltaren Retail Superstar

Delwyn Galbraith, Care Pharmacy HastingsJocelyn Knight, Katie Yu and Clair Connor, Life Pharmacy Botany

Fuji Xerox Supplier of the Year

Jim Davis, Warren Smith, Pharmabroker Sales Mike Siermans, Douglas Pharmaceuticals

ENDS

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