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Fri 30th October 2020
Pharmacy that listens gets Award
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 and one which other pharmacies the patients it serves and it’s about
the pulse of its community and can look to for inspiration.” constantly meeting the needs of its
sought to provide services that Presenting the award to the patients.”
were needed by local patients. pharmacy owner, Rebecca Young, Pictured, Australian Labor
“It listens to the community,” Federal MP for Bean, David Smith, Party Federal MP for Bean in the
Blacker said. said Capital Chemist Chisholm ACT, presenting the 2020 Care
“It reacts to what the community had impressed the judges with Pharmaceutical Pharmacy Guild
needs and it does this while also its focus on constantly seeking to Pharmacy of the Year Award to
ensuring its business management improve its services and business Capital Chemist Chisholm’s Rebecca
strategies are second to none, while maintaining its position as an Young.
because it recognises the need integral part of the community it
to constantly improve and evolve serves. Today’s issue of PD
in the competitive market that “I think this pharmacy serves as
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Fri 30th October 2020
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All Black joins
CWH’s NZ team
TWC set for Tasmanian expansion
TERRYWHITE Chemmart’s (TWC)
PHARMACY discount giant, Tasmanian network is set to hit 20
Chemist Warehouse, is upping stores in the coming months, with
its game in New Zealand, nine pharmacies set to join the
recruiting rugby union legend, brand.
Dan Carter as its official brand The expansion will see a collective
ambassador. of seven pharmacies that have
CWH NZ CEO, Azman Haroon, been working together since the
said landing the 112-Test early 1990s become TWC stores.
All Black was a huge coup In addition to bringing established
for the group, which has 16 pharmacies in Windsor Park,
stores across the Shaky Isles, Riverside, Mowbray, Launceston collective group, Sam Pankhurst, with us.”
alongside more than 470 in City, Launceston Health Hub, Exeter the owner of the Newstead store, Pictured, Tasmania’s new TWC
Australia and one outlet in and Newstead, to the network, said the move to the TWC would pharmacy owners, Rob Davies, Sam
China, with the recent addition the new recruits include half give the owners access to business Pankhurst, Brad Turner, Sam Oliver,
of a pharmacy in Ireland (PD the Pharmacy Guild of Australia support services and sophisticated Ivo Vincour, Justin Donaghue, Scott
27 Oct). Tasmanian Branch Committee, with IT platforms. Chambers, Jo Donaghue, Melissa
Haroon said the group’s President, John Dowling, currently “In this ever-changing community Johnson, Helen O’Byrne, Luciana
values of affordability and transitioning his Coventry’s pharmacy landscape, we are Torrents, Samantha Cabalzar and
accessibility resonated with Pharmacy in Latrobe to the TWC looking forward to the transition Christine White.
Carter and were significant banner, alongside Guild National and are excited to explore all the
factor in the former World Councillor, Helen O’Byrne, and new opportunities TWC will offer,”
Rugby Player of the Year State Committee representatives, he said. Mo grow for PSS
signing a multi-year deal with Scott Chambers, Melissa Johnson TWC CEO, Duncan Phillips, said
the group. PHARMACY Daily Editor
and Brad Turner. the group was looking forward to will spend the next month
“Throughout my sporting Dowling’s pharmacy is expected working with the new businesses as
career I was very aware of the cultivating a mo alongside
to be the first of the nine stores to they move across to the banner. Australian Journal of
importance of staying healthy open under the TWC brand next “The decision to join TWC was not
and well, and I am looking Pharmacist counterpart, Chris
month, followed by the Exeter- made lightly, and we are honoured Brooker, to raise funds for the
forward to being able to help based pharmacy in early Dec, to welcome the professionalism and
spread the message of good Pharmacists’ Support Service.
with the remaining seven stores, health leadership that comes from a CLICK HERE to donate and
health through my role as a including Stephen Case’s pharmacy team of this calibre,” he said.
CWH ambassador,” Carter said. tag messages #MoFoePD or
in Legana, to rebrand in early 2021. “TWC will be stronger with them #MoFoeAJP.
Speaking on behalf of the and we will make them stronger
NPS names symposium speakers
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just in time for summer.
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on the theme of rising to the during breaks in the program.
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Fri 30th October 2020 Travel inspiration for your next holiday
Rockhampton Priceline lands SotY Dispensary
PRICELINE Pharmacy
Rockhampton Upper, has taken out
Corner
the group’s 2020 Store of the Year
(SotY) title ahead of more than 470 CRISES breed innovation and
stores across Australia, at a virtual the current COVID-19 pandemic
ceremony held on Wed night. has forced pharmacists around
The Queensland pharmacy joined the world to think of new ways
the Australian Pharmaceutical of delivering medicines and
Industries (API) owned banner services.
group in 2017 and prides itself on But pharmacists’ creative
being an integral part of the local thinking has not stopped at the
community. dispensary, with one New Jersey-
Priceline Pharmacy General based pharmacy manager,
Manager, Andrew Vidler, praised Colleen Calish, developing a
the efforts of the Rockhampton solution to ensure the safety of
Upper team, noting co-owner, trick-or-treaters this Halloween.
Dan Carpenter’s crucial role in Combining the laws of physics
developing his staff by ensuring and some engineering skills,
they continually develop new skills. comprehensive range of health and Calish created a snack slide out
Vidler added that staff at beauty products the Rockhampton of a PVC pipe, gauze and rope,
the award-winning store were Upper pharmacy has a culture of adding some spooky spider
encouraged to explore ideas and “real, classic care”. stickers for effect, to ensure a
make decisions. Other winners named during the COVID-safe Halloween.
“Every year we are pleased ceremony included, NSW store, Calish told Pharmacy Times
to recognise and celebrate the Priceline Pharmacy Yass’s Andrew that she had set up the slide at
store that has gone above and Douglas who took out the group’s a downward angle - we all know
beyond in every area, including Pharmacist of the Year title. Pharmacy Riverlink taking out the how gravity works - and tied it
customer service and overall store The Retail Manager of the Year Priceline Sisterhood Vitality Award. to a railing outside her house,
experience,” Vidler said. Award went to South Australian, Pictured, the Priceline Pharmacy so that when a ghost, vampire
“Rockhampton Upper is our Annie Murray-Parkes from Priceline Rockhampton Upper team or supervillian shows up at her
top store because they have Pharmacy Port Lincoln. celebrating their win. Inset, MC, door she can simply drop a
a dedicated and passionate Victorian store, Priceline Joel Creasey, and Priceline Brand treat down the chute, without
team who truly care about their Pharmacy Newcomb was named as Ambassador, Chrissie Swan, compromising social distancing
customers.” the group’s Rising Star Store of the announce the winners during the guidelines.
Vidler added that alongside a Year, with Queensland’s Priceline virtual ceremony.
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