The awards ceremony was part of the Ulster Chemists annual president’s ball. The Association’s annual Pharmacy in Focus is Northern Ireland’s leading trade title for pharmacists with a circulation of over 3200. [caption id="attachment_19682" align="alignleft" width="400" caption="John D'Arcy from Numark presents Carol Lynch and Aisling Mullen from Hart's Pharmacy with the Pharmacy in Focus Customer Service Award (1-3 Pharmacies)"][/caption] “All the team at Harts Pharmacy were delighted to win this Award,” said pharmacy assistant Caroline McAstocker. “To have been nominated, shortlisted and then to win in this category is amazing considering the genuinely high standards of service provided by independent pharmacy in Northern Ireland.” Of course, as well as making its customers feel like number one all the time, the pharmacy also takes extremely good care of the its community’s health and wellbeing. Harts Pharmacy offers the Minor Ailments Scheme, as well as weight management and smoking cessation programmes. The Minor Ailments Scheme is an initiative run throughout pharmacies to offer patients entitled to free prescriptions treatment for common conditions such as colds and hayfever. http://www.centralservicesagency.com/display/ni_minor_ailments_scheme2]]>