The Pharmacy in Focus Awards are the most prestigious and respected awards in the pharmacy sector. They celebrate the achievements, innovations, dedication and excellence of pharmacy professionals and teams across Northern Ireland. If you are a pharmacy owner, manager, pharmacist, technician, or support staff, you have the opportunity for your work to be recognised through your contribution to the health and wellbeing of your community.
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Champions in focus
The full list of categories, entry criteria and details on how to enter are listed below.
The deadline for nominations is 8 December 2023, so don’t delay! The winners will be announced at a glamorous gala ceremony on 2 March 2024, where you will also have the chance to meet with other pharmacy members across Northern Ireland.
Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of the Pharmacy in Focus Awards and to celebrate the achievements of you and your colleagues in the Pharmacy profession
List of Award categories....
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INNOVATION IN COMMUNITY PHARMACY PRACTICE
This award is open to all pharmacists and their teams, who have adopted pioneering eHealth and IT solutions (such as mobile applications or robotics) to improve pharmaceutical care, enhance patient safety, and optimize operational efficiency.
WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP
This category is open to all pharmacy teams, whether independent or part of a chain, who can clearly demonstrate accomplishments through working closely in collaboration with other healthcare teams.
COMMUNITY PHARMACY OF THE YEAR
This category is open to all pharmacies – either independent or chain – which can clearl demonstrate a strong business profile and a successful track record of providing initiatives and projects for the benefit of their local communities.
COMMITMENT TO HEALTH & WELLBEING
This category is open to all contractor or employee pharmacists, pharmacy teams working in independent or group pharmacies, and practice-based pharmacists, who can demonstrate an outstanding contribution to their local communities through the provision of health and wellbeing initiatives.
TEAM MEMBER OF THE YEAR
The category is open to all members of pharmacy staff (excluding pharmacists) – pharmacy assistants, pharmacy technicians, dispensers, category specialists (such as those working in the cosmetics or photography departments) – who can provide evidence of outstanding contribution to their pharmacy’s services.
PHARMACIST OF THE YEAR
This category is open to all contractor or employee pharmacists working in either independent or group pharmacies, who can demonstrate a clear record of innovative and progressive initiatives, which highlight and enhance the vital role of community pharmacy in healthcare. All nominations can be made through self-nomination, by colleagues or pharmacy business owners.
COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICE TRIBUTE
This category celebrates the dedicated individuals within pharmacy teams who have tirelessly served their local communities in a single pharmacy for more than 20 years. Launched in 2022, this award received such a positive response that it is now a permanent fixture of our awards ceremony! Nominations must be submitted by pharmacy business owners or managers.
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO PHARMACY PRACTICE
This distinguished award, conferred by the UCA-NI LTD board, will honour an exceptional individual who has significantly advanced the pharmacy profession and enriched the wider community. The recipient’s dedication and resolute spirit will have translated into a remarkable influence on pharmacy practice, epitomizing a commitment to the profession that goes ‘above and beyond’.
