Ger nominated for the People’s Pharmacist of the Year Award

We are thrilled to announce, that our very own Ger Browne has been nominated for the People’s Pharmacist of the Year Award in the Irish Pharmacy News’ Irish Pharmacy Awards 2014 (http://www.pharmacynewsireland.com/irishpharmacyawards2014.html). The event is taking place on Saturday, May 24th in the Hilton DoubleTree Hotel in Dublin and will be hosted by RTE’s Miriam O’Callaghan.

The awards serve as a platform for the pharmacy industry’s professionals to be saluted for their innovation, determination and pursuit of excellence.

The People’s Pharmacist of the Year Award, is a very special award as it is sponsored and supported by the Jack and Jill Foundation (http://www.jackandjill.ie/). This is an incredibly worthwhile charity who provides nursing care and support for children with severe neurological development issues, as well as offering some respite to the parents and families. The foundation also provides direct funding to families, enabling them to buy home respite care. The foundation almost exclusively relies on donations to give these families the crucial help and support they deserve and need. Ger and all the team at Carrigtwohill Pharmacy are both honoured and proud to have one of our own family in the Pharmacy nominated for an award associated with such an amazing charity.

The nature of the People’s Pharmacist of the Year award is unique as it is aimed at giving the public a unique opportunity to nominate and praise their local pharmacist through Facebook and online. This promotion gives the public throughout Ireland a chance to share their stories of individual pharmacists and pharmacy businesses that have gone the extra mile for them, whilst further highlighting to an even wider-reaching audience awareness of this exceptional profession.

The judges are looking for a pharmacist that has an outstanding relationship with the community, gives unparalleled advice and goes beyond the call of duty for their patients and customers. We feel Ger has all these traits and qualities and more. Everyday he treats all his customers and their families as if they are his own and instills in all the team the desire to deliver excellence in customer service at all times and ensure all our customers receive all the advice and help they need. (But we don’t let Ger know how amazing he is too often, just incase his head gets a little too big and we couldn’t be having that  😉 )

Ger is absolutely delighted and humbled to be nominated for such a prestigious award, along with so many excellent pharmacists throughout Ireland. He hopes to represent Carrigtwohill Pharmacy and all the Carrigtwohill Community as best as he possibly can. Plus, he looks for any old excuse to brush the dust of the old tuxedo for a night of glitz and glamour.

Ger would personally like to thank all the wonderful people in Carrigtwohill and the further community who took the time and effort to nominate him. He was really taken aback by all your kindness and support. It means so much to him to know that so many of Carrigtwohill Pharmacy’s customers value and are happy with the pharmacy’s service as we pride ourself on being “Your Family Pharmacy”. We promise to continue to

All the team at Carrigtwohill Pharmacy would like to wish Ger the very best of luck on Saturday at the awards. Enjoy every second of it. Win or not, we are all extremely proud of him.

Go team Ger!