For the fifth year running, the C+D Above and Beyond Award gives readers a chance to vote for their winner themselves, celebrating pharmacists and pharmacy staff going “above and beyond” for their patients, their team and for the sector.
Readers have until Friday, October 28 to vote for oneof the 12 stories listed below.
You can even vote for your favourite inspirational story live at the Pharmacy Show in Birmingham this weekend (October 16-17). Come and visit C+D at stand B25 or at the Professional Development & Careers Theatre (T6) to catch up with the entries and cast your vote.
The winner will be announced at the C+D Awards ceremony in London on November 18.
- The pharmacist who raised £1 million to help refugees around the world
- The dispenser who rushed in to help when a man was stabbed near her pharmacy
- The pharmacy owner who showed leadership after their pharmacy suffered a fire
- The pharmacist who mentored students and encouraged their local community to be more creative
- The pharmacist tutor who led student protests against a chaotic GPhC registration assessment
- The assistant manager whose dedication to her patients continued even when she was in hospital
- The pharmacist who helped a patient having an anaphylactic reaction on Bonfire night
- The pharmacy team that gave over 1,000 COVID-19 vaccinations
- The pharmacy team that ensures patients never have to wait more than five minutes for prescriptions
- The pharmacy team that helped vulnerable patients get their COVID-19 vaccinations
- The pharmacy team that delivered 240,000 COVID-19 vaccinations
- The pharmacy team that pulled together to look after the local community after a fatal gas explosion
Last year’s Above and Beyond Award was won by pharmacist Shoaib Hussain. He was praised by readers for raising £135,000 in just four weeks to help Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh.
Book your tickets to join us as we pay tribute to pharmacy professionals at the InterContinental O2 Hotel in London on November 18.