The Scottish Pharmacist Awards are the highlight of the calendar for the the pharmacy sector. They celebrate the achievements, innovations, dedication and excellence of pharmacy professionals and teams across Scotland.
If you are a pharmacy owner, manager, pharmacist, technician, or support staff, you have the opportunity for your contribution to health and wellbeing, through your community or hospital-based pharmacy, to be recognised.
The deadline for nominations is Thursday 20 February so don’t delay!
The winners will be announced at an Awards Ceremony on 26 April 2025 at the EICC in Edinburgh
The Award Categories
INNOVATION IN COMMUNITY PHARMACY PRACTICE
This award seeks to recognise pharmacists and their teams who have embraced cutting edge e-health and technology solutions such as mobile applications or robotics to transform patient care, enhance safety and boost operational effectiveness.
COMMUNITY PHARMACY OF THE YEAR
This category is open to all pharmacies – either independent or chain – which can clearly demonstrate a strong business profile and a successful track record of providing initiatives and projects for the benefit of their local communities.
HOSPITAL PHARMACY TEAM OF THE YEAR
This category is open to all hospital pharmacy teams with a minimum of three team members and which is working in the hospital sector in Scotland across all areas including: Cancer, Neurology, Respiratory, Dermatology, Rheumatology, Cardiology and Psychiatric. Previous Hospital Pharmacy Team of the Year Award entrants, including winners, are also welcome to submit an entry
TEAM MEMBER OF THE YEAR
The category is open to all members of pharmacy staff (excluding pharmacists) – pharmacy assistants, pharmacy technicians, dispensers, category specialists (such as those working in the cosmetics or photography departments) – who can provide evidence of a sterling contribution to their pharmacy’s services.
PHARMACIST OF THE YEAR
This category is open to all contractor or employee pharmacists working in either independent or group pharmacies, who can demonstrate a clear record of innovative and progressive initiatives, which highlight and enhance the vital role of community pharmacy in healthcare. All nominations can be made through self-nomination, by colleagues or pharmacy business owners.
WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP
This category is open to all pharmacy teams, whether independent or part of a chain, who can clearly demonstrate accomplishments through working closely in collaboration with other healthcare teams.
COMMITMENT TO HEALTH & WELLBEING
This category is open to all contractor or employee pharmacists, pharmacy teams working in independent or group pharmacies and practice-based pharmacists, who can demonstrate an outstanding contribution to their local communities through the provision of health and wellbeing initiatives.
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO PHARMACY PRACTICE
This distinguished award will honour an exceptional individual who has significantly advanced the pharmacy profession and enriched the wider community. The recipient’s dedication and resolute spirit will have translated into a remarkable influence on pharmacy practice, epitomising a commitment to the profession that goes ‘above and beyond’.
