SYMBION'S Pharmacy Choice and healthSAVE pharmacies recently hosted their first face-to-face awards ceremony in two years, celebrating the top achievers in the group's 5STEP Incentive Program.
The scheme scores and rewards member pharmacies on their commitment to five areas of pharmacy excellence, with winners making the most of the moment at the Next Hotel in Melbourne.
Categories included Best Newcomer, Most Improved and Most Engaged, with opportunities for pharmacies of any size to excel and be rewarded.
The Pharmacy of the Year award went to Coober Pedy Pharmacy, operated by pharmacist Hassan Hashmi, with the owners Irfan and Sofia Hashmi also recognised as their pharmacies took out five awards in total, including Top Tier and High Achiever.
The family's commitment to the healthcare needs of regional Australia has been widely recognised within their local community, with Irfan Hashmi noting that Coober Pedy Pharmacy had been with Pharmacy Choice since it was established in 2007.
Cameron Macklin, GM of Pharmacy Choice, healthSAVE and Merchandise, congratulated all of the award recipients.
"It's great to see our members continuing to excel and providing the very best support to their local communities," he said.
Pictured celebrating their victories are, from left: Symbion SA/NT Key Account Manager Irene Sardelis; Coober Pedy Pharmacy's Shiromiya Victor, Elsie Carboni and Hassan Hashmi; Risdon Pharmacy's Sobia Hashmi; Orroroo Pharmacy's Maria Slann; and Irfan Hashmi from Risdon Pharmacy.
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