Almost six months after being named as the 2020 Care Pharmaceuticals Pharmacy Guild of Australia Pharmacy of the Year (PotY), Capital Chemist Chisholm, has been presented with the prestigious trophy at an in-store ceremony this morning.
Traditionally presented at the annual Australian Pharmacy Professional Conference, the 2020 title was initially announced during a virtual event in Apr, due to the COVID-19 pandemic (PD 02 Apr).
Guild ACT Branch President, Simon Blacker, said the pharmacy had stood out from a competitive field, because it had its finger on the pulse of its community and sought to provide services that were needed by local patients.
"It listens to the community," Blacker said.
"It reacts to what the community needs and it does this while also ensuring its business management strategies are second to none, because it recognises the need to constantly improve and evolve in the competitive market that community pharmacy is today.
"This award is great recognition of a standout example of the community pharmacy of the future, and one which other pharmacies can look to for inspiration."
Presenting the award to the pharmacy owner, Rebecca Young, Federal MP for Bean, David Smith, said Capital Chemist Chisholm had impressed the judges with its focus on constantly seeking to improve its services and business while maintaining its position as an integral part of the community it serves.
"I think this pharmacy serves as a great model of what community pharmacy today is all about," Smith said.
"It's about community, it's about the patients it serves and it's about constantly meeting the needs of its patients."
Pictured, Australian Labor Party Federal MP for Bean in the ACT, presenting the 2020 Care Pharmaceutical Pharmacy Guild Pharmacy of the Year Award to Capital Chemist Chisholm's Rebecca Young.
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