The waiting is finally over! The entries have been submitted, the judges have marked them and the scores have been checked and collated, so cue drum-roll please, as we can now reveal the shortlist for the C+ D Awards 2012, in association with the NPA.

Without question, it has been the toughest awards competition to date. The quality of entries has been higher than ever and coming as it does against a backdrop of the toughest economic climate in recent history, the shortlist is a terrific indictment of the innovation, creativity and enthusiasm that community pharmacists and their teams bring to the table. With 12 categories covering the people and services in our sector, the C+D Awards are a showcase of the very best of community pharmacy.

Four expert judges were allocated to each category and they had to mark the entries independently against a specific set of criteria. It's not enough that you're providing a great service or that you're a brilliant pharmacist or technician or assistant or pre-reg, you have to show how you're making a difference to your business, your patients, and the wider health team.

And it's great to see that just as in real life where community pharmacy has to justify its role to the NHS, individual practitioners are getting better at demonstrating the outcomes they deliver, as one judge reflected: "It was a difficult choice… so many entries had passion, enthusiasm and concrete benefits."

So to the 62 pharmacists, teams, technicians, assistants and others below who have won a coveted place on the shortlist for the C+D Awards 2012 – congratulations! It's a brilliant achievement and you should be rightly proud of getting this far.

The tickets for next month's glittering awards dinner will be arriving through your letterboxes soon and it promises to be a spectacular evening. With 600 guests from pharmacy, industry and the government gathering to celebrate the winners, it's the place to be if you want to network with those at the cutting edge of pharmacy practice.

So put the date and venue for the Awards dinner in your diary – May 29 at The Brewery in London – book your tickets, get your outfit ready, and help us celebrate as we unveil the 12 winners of this year's C+D Awards.

Gary Paragpuri
Editor, C+D
 

The C+D Awards 2012 shortlist

Pre-registration Graduate of the Year
Matthew Courtney-Smith, Boots, Cirencester
Sarah Patterson, Rowlands Pharmacy, Mintlaw
James Roddick, New Life Pharmacy, Glasgow
Owen Wood, WR Evans (Chemist) Ltd t/a Manor Pharmacy, Ilkeston

Manager of the Year
Jay Badenhorst, Whitworth Chemists
Padraig McGuiness, The Co-operative Pharmacy, Peacehaven
Viral Parikh, Cliffe Woods Pharmacy, Rochester
Amish Patel, Hodgson Pharmacy, Longfield
Jay Patel, London area regional manager,
Day Lewis

Pharmacy Technician of the Year
Leanne Beverley, Monarch Pharmacy, Canley, Coventry
Myra Gauntlett, Knights Pharmacy, Rubery, Birmingham
Clare Miller, Rowlands Pharmacy, Kingston Crescent, Portsmouth
Marion Miller, The Co-operative Pharmacy, Kincardine
Joanne Porter, Whitworth Chemists
Nichola Stafford, The Co-operative Pharmacy, Clipstone and Southwell

Pharmacy Assistant of the Year
Gwen Bailey, Day Lewis Pharmacy, Dagenham
Annie Clarke, City Pharmacy, Portsmouth
Anita Flake, City Pharmacy, Portsmouth
Natasha Hendy, Barkers Pharmacy, Croydon

Clinical Service of the Year
Clamping down on chlamydia, Day Lewis Pharmacy, Gosport
Community pharmacy anticoagulation monitoring service, Boots, south east region (Brighton and Hove)
Heart failure clinic, AE Petersen Ltd (Mendus Pharmacy)
Pain management clinic, Lloydspharmacy, Witham
Pharmacy lung check service, Essex LPC and NHS Mid Essex
Tailored care service for Muslims, The Co-operative Pharmacy

Community Pharmacist of the Year
Stephen Foster, Pierremont Pharmacy, Broadstairs
Raj Jain, WR Evans (Chemist) Ltd t/a Manor Pharmacy, Branston Road, Burton-on-Trent  
Minakshi Odedra, Boots, Broadstairs
Alison Sparkes, Novel Services Medicine Centre, Neath
Andrew Walton, WR Evans (Chemist) Ltd t/a Manor Pharmacy, St Peter's Street, Derby

Pharmacy Team of the Year
Boots, Queen Street, Cardiff
Maunders Pharmacy, Teignmouth
Pear Tree Pharmacy, Derby
Sheffield Community Pharmacy Development Team, Sheffield LPC and NHS Sheffield
Whithorn Pharmacy, Whithorn
Whitworth Development Team, Whitworth Chemists
WR Evans (Chemist) Ltd t/a Manor Pharmacy, East Leake

Multiple Branch of the Year (open to CCA and AIMp members)
Cliffe Woods Pharmacy (Medipharmacy), Cliffe Woods
The Co-operative Pharmacy, Llantwit Major
Lloydspharmacy, Delamere
Wainscott Pharmacy (Medipharmacy), Rochester

Independent Pharmacy of the Year (open to non-CCA and non-AIMp members)
Blakeberry Pharmacy, East Ham, London
Carrington Pharmacy, Nottingham
Hodgson Pharmacy, Longfield
Newbury Pharmacy and Therapy Centre, Mumbles, Swansea
Pierremont Pharmacy, Broadstairs

Pharmacy Innovation of the Year
Carrington Pharmacy, Nottingham
Computer Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CCBT), Rowlands Pharmacy, Bala
Innovative services, New Life Pharmacy, Glasgow
Newbury Pharmacy and Therapy Centre, Mumbles, Swansea

Business Initiative of the Year
Carrington Pharmacy, Nottingham
Community at Heart – a novel way of delivering MURs, Day Lewis Pharmacy
Healthcare roadshows, The Co-operative Pharmacy
Newbury Pharmacy and Therapy Centre, Mumbles, Swansea
Prioritising the nation's health through healthy living pharmacy initiatives, Rowlands Pharmacy
A Whitty example, Whitworth Chemists

Public Health Initiative of the Year
Community pharmacist partnership with local GUM clinic

in provision of specialist HIV care, Morrisons Pharmacy, Aylesbury

Community pharmacy specialist sexual health service,

North of Tyne LPC

Our HLP journey, City Pharmacy, Portsmouth

Promoting cancer awareness and early detection

within community pharmacies, Essex LPC and Essex Cancer Network

Think Pharmacy, Dudley PCT and Dudley LPC

Type 2 diabetes screening service, Lloydspharmacy

 This year's judges

Gavin Birchall, MedicX Pharmacy
Peter Buckley, director, Peter Buckley
Annette D'Abreo, managing cirector, Ceuta Healthcare
Rob Darracott, chief executive, Company Chemists' Association
Amarjit Gill, Gill Pharmacy
Peter Glover, superintendent pharmacist, Day Lewis
Ryan Hamilton, president, BPSA
Salim Jetha, chief executive, Avicenna
Tricia Kennerley, healthcare public affairs director, Alliance Boots
Lynn Kennywell, checking technician, Dean & Smedley
Mimi Lau, pharmacy services director, Numark
Nick Lowen, director commercial operations, GSK Plus
Pamela MacPherson, pharmacy manager, Rowlands Pharmacy
Sulapha Manaim, pre-registration pharmacist, Paydens Pharmacy
Jonathan Mason, national clinical director for primary care and community pharmacy, Department of Health
Gillian Nicol, pharmacy assistant, Edinburgh Road Pharmacy
John Nuttall, managing director, Co-operative Pharmacy
Professor Richard Parish, chief executive, Royal Society for Public Health
Jignesh Patel, pharmacist manager, Rohpharm
Kaushik Patel, pharmacist, Jaywick Pharmacy
Rakesh Patel, Mr Pickford's Pharmacy
Dennis Pay, managing director, Paydens Group of Pharmacies
Zoë Emily Pearce, pharmacy manager, Sainsbury's Pharmacy
Chris Perrington, superintendent pharmacist, Sainsbury's Pharmacy
Sudhir Sehrawat, superintendent, Insync Healthcare Pharmacy
Bharat Shah, managing director, Sigma Pharmaceuticals
Ash Soni, NHS Future Forum member    
Liz Stafford, National Primary Care Liaison Manager, Rowlands Pharmacy
Victoria Steele, professional standards & clinical governance manager, Lloydspharmacy
Susan Youssef, pharmacist manager, Dean & Smedley