SIX finalist pharmacies from across Australia have been announced in the Pharmacy Guild of Australia Pharmacy of the Year (PotY) Awards.
The awards recognise excellence in pharmacy across three categories: Business Management, Community Engagement and Professional Services Innovation.
A different community pharmacy will be selected as the winner in each category, with the Guild Pharmacy of the Year for 2017 being selected from these three individual category winners.
Spokesperson for the judging group, Nick Panayiaris, Pharmacy Guild of Australia national councillor and president of the South Australian Branch of the Guild, said a feature of nominations in this year's Pharmacy of the Year awards was the commitment to high-quality service delivery.
"All of the nominations had a strong focus on professional service delivery and many had backed this commitment by investing in refurbishments to offer a better experience for customers and outcomes for patients accessing these services," Panayiaris said.
"They have included private consultation areas and redesigns to bring the pharmacists closer to customers so that engagement is easier and more relaxed.
"They have all recognised the need for their pharmacies to be health hubs and have moved to achieve this objective," he said.
While investment in the future of their pharmacy was a highlight of each finalist, so also was commitment to staff welfare and development to ensure customers had the most up-to-date treatments and information available to them, Panayiaris said.
The six finalists are: Lucy Walker Chemmart Goondiwindi, Qld; Capital Chemist Southlands, ACT; Capital Chemist Wanniassa, ACT; Waikerie Chemplus, SA, Terry White Chemmart Hawthorn, Vic; and Beaufort St 24 hour Pharmacy, Perth, WA.
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