Scotland's pharmacists are having a ball!

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Last night in the Scottish capital was home to a nationally prestigious event in the Scottish healthcare calendar. People from all over the pharmacy profession and beyond descended onto the Edinburgh International Conference Centre last night to celebrate the very finest talent and achievements of the pharmacy profession plus get together for, simply, a jolly good time. Almost 400 people approximately attended the event.

The Scottish Pharmacist Ball and Awards is a major occasion which brings out the feel good factor in everybody involved with pharmacy in Scotland. Taking place around about this time almost a quarter of the way through the year, approximately a dozen different awards are up for grabs and recognition of the talents and abilities of people in the profession is enshirned nationally and beyond. Categories included a clinical excellence award, community and hospital pharmacy teams of the year (separate awards), pharmacist of the future and health promotion.

Edinburgh International
Conference Centre

Twelve different categories of award were achieved last night alongside a special recognition award for outstanding contribution to pharmacy. The event was hosted by Capital Radio's Des Clarke who provided a lot of laughs as well as a dynamic delivery of the proceedings.

I was delighted to be in the company with the wonderful people of Strathclyde Pharmaceuticals Limited table, a pharmaceutical wholesaler based in East Kilbride. And my appearance at last night's awards was all last minute (just under two hours before it all began!) as the original member of their table was unable to attend therefore leaving me to fill the remaining vacant seat.

The Scottish Pharmacy Review will, without a doubt, feature comprehensive coverage and a list of all the winners from last night's awards so watch out for the next issue for many more details!

And if you're a pharmacy professional or involved in the profession in any way, then why not think about applying for next year's awards? Watch the Community Pharmacy Scotland website later on in the year for details about the 2014 awards. I may have a go myself, if I'm feeling lucky!