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Weldricks wins national award for employee support 11/12/2008
The northern chain received the Excellence in People Development accolade at the 2008 Chamber Awards, celebrated at the
“Weldricks shows how developing a workforce to the highest standards can give a business a real competitive edge,” said Sharon Forton, director of business services at the Learning and Skills Council (pictured, right, presenting Weldricks training manager Marilyn Jones with the award). Spa day for Periproducts competition winner 10/12/2008
Genine, of Earls Hall Pharmacy, Essex, was the first pharmacy staffer to win the brands’ competition, aimed at educating independent pharmacies their staff about the products.
Midwife helps deliver new Co-operative Pharmacy branch 09/12/2008
Lee Eland, a community midwife for Barnsley District General Hospital Foundation Trust, was reunited with some familiar faces when she joined staff to unveil The Co-operative Pharmacy’s new branch in Cudworth, near Dispensing assistant Catherine Sykes (pictured right) was delivered by Lee (centre), as were the children of her colleagues Janet Finean (left) and June Pritchard (third left). The opening day was used as a chance for holistic therapists to help customers tackle the stress of shopping by providing free massages at the pharmacy. The Co-operative Pharmacy also celebrated by donating £200 to Barnsley Hospice, a charity chosen by staff. Keith Ridge visits Ealing pharmacy for white paper discussion 09/12/2008
Dr Ridge (pictured left), the Department of Health’s chief pharmacist, held a wide-ranging discussion with Hiten (right) and Ealing PCT chief pharmacist Beryl Bevan (centre) during his visit. The trio discussed current and future challenges and opportunities for pharmacists, in particular those raised in the pharmacy white paper. University of Bath alumni reminisce at Lambeth dinner 06/12/2008
The reminiscing and networking event was attended by the former head of the university’s pharmacy department, Richard Guy, and the current president of the British Pharmaceutical Students’ Association, James Davies. Lifeplan MD crowned British Canoeing Champion 05/12/2008
With paddle partner Simon Wright, Jamie Christie won the Classic Title and Sprint Championship for the fourth and third year running respectively, despite being “the granddaddies of the team”! Backing a good cause in Wales 27/11/2008
The show, held in Roy Noble OBE, a popular broadcaster in He is pictured here (left) with Mark Griffiths (right), chairman of Cambrian Alliance. Society to the rescue? 27/11/2008  The RPSGB has been doing good all round this week. First they teamed up their RX Factor winner Hannah Stretton with former England cricketer Phil “Tuffers” Tufnell (pictured) to promote the Society’s men’s health campaign. The campaign encourages men to look after themselves and visit pharmacies for advice.But, perhaps most importantly, the Society claims to have solved that most distressing of questions: what should you buy the pharmacist in your life for Christmas? Their suggestions, all available from the Society’s museum, include “hand-finished replica jars”, books on pharmacy history and “stocking fillers” such as a DVD showing demonstrations of historical dispensing equipment, and a CD of images from the museum’s collections. Form an orderly queue…
Wakey, wakey 27/11/2008
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Weldricks has been recognised for its employee support with a national award from the British Chambers of Commerce.
Pharmacy assistant Genine Royal has won a luxury spa day for her “creative feedback” on Periproducts’ Hands First range.
A midwife used to cutting umbilical chords recently took time out to cut the ribbon on a new pharmacy. 
Hiten Patel recently welcomed Dr Keith Ridge to his Mattock Lane Pharmacy in Ealing. 
University of Bath alumni made use of the Society’s newly-refurbished dining room at a dinner hosted by Sigma Pharmaceuticals MD and former student Bharat Shah (left).
The managing director of supplements company Lifeplan Products has been crowned British Canoeing Champion for the sixth year.
Buying group Cambrian Alliance presented Latch, a charity supporting children with cancer in