RoE 2022 winners revealed!

NEW Health Equality Award

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This brand new award is designed to recognise an individual who has identified and tackled health inequalities for their patients and communities, and helped to close the gap in inequality between ethnic and minority groups and their local majority population.

Winners: 

• Ruth Kenton and Sally Hughes – Rowlands Pharmacy, Wallasey

Highly commended:

• Mary Lowder – Day Lewis Pharmacy, Wiveliscombe

Rising Star Award

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To reward a promising individual who has started their pharmacy career in the last two years and is excelling in all aspects of their role, embracing training, grabbing opportunities and generally making an impact on their pharmacy and community.

Winner:

• Molly East – Cheadles Chemist 

Highly commended:

• Amanda Dykes – Boots UK, Beccles
• Marco Lopez – Gun Lane Pharmacy 

Team Leader Award

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To reward a senior support team member who has stepped up and is managing all or part of the pharmacy and successfully leading a team.

Winner:

• Jayne Bowen – Well Pharmacy, Newton Abbot

Highly commended:

• Sinead Nealon – Village Pharmacy Cosby
• Atlanta Price – Boots UK, Warwick Road

Customer Care Award

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To recognise someone who has consistently provided outstanding service on a day-to-day basis and/or gone the extra mile to help a customer. This could include a member of the team who has gone over and above in helping customer to live healthier lives or manage an illness, whether through engaging them in conversations about all aspects of their health, activities in the community or by other innovative means. A commitment to exemplary care is essential. 

Winner:

• Ammar Abdul-Khaliq – Boots UK, Flackwell Health 

Highly commended:

• Suzanne Wyatt – Well Pharmacy, Ballieston, Glasgow
• Kirby Sowden – Boots UK, Broadway Shopping Centre

Retail Skills Award

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To reward someone who can demonstrate a sound understanding of category management, merchandising and good retail practice and who has implemented skills and ideas that have increased OTC sales, boosted front-shop profitability and benefitted their pharmacy and local community.

Winner:

• Amy Gordon – Right Medicine Pharmacy, Throsk 

Highly commended:

• Stephanie Moura – Day Lewis Pharmacy, Streatham Hill 
• Sheena Sanhye – Honeypot Pharmacy

Outstanding Contribution Award

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To recognise someone who has demonstrated true dedication to community pharmacy and supporting their customers and patients, whether that's over the course of their career, or a team member who has made a significant impact through a particular project or area of work. This might include raising awareness of their pharmacy and promoting its services within the local community or be an individual who has successfully raised their profile of community pharmacy generally through multidisciplinary collaborative work with other healthcare providers or by other means. 

Winner:

• Nicole Tolkin – Halton Pharmacy

Highly commended:

• Benjamin Cronin – Boots UK, London Road North 
• Gail Watts – LloydsPharmacy, Argyle Street

Service Excellence Award

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To reward someone who is supporting their community by spearheading new or popular specialist clinical services such as vaccinations, smoking cessation, weight management, sexual health, drug misuse and health screening. 

Winner:

• Lisa O'Neil – Boots UK, Brandon Parade South 

Highly commended:

• Alison Sheard – Weldricks Pharmacy, Leedale 
• Laura Walker – Right Medicine Pharmacy, Balintore

Pharmacy Team of the Year

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To recognise a pharmacy team who excel in working together and supporting customers and patients with impressive teamwork, good organisation, productive workflows, shared values, joint learning and innovative ideas that have propelled their pharmacy to new levels of achievement. 

Winner:

• Pharm-Assist Healthcare 

Highly commended:

• Village Pharmacy Cosby
• Nuchem Chemist

Spotlight Award

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Winner:

• Nicole Tolkin – Halton Pharmacy

Want to be a part of it all next year? Register your interest for the Recognition of Excellence Awards 2023 here.