Celebrating Pharmacy Innovation

James Martin, Chapel Pharmacy was winner of the Pharmacy Innovation Award, sponsored by Alliance Healthcare, at the recent Independent Pharmacy Awards 2023. Martins led his pharmacy to roll out some inspirational innovations. HE and his team were chosen to take part in a pilot aimed at the early detection and diagnosis of valve disease within the community. Employing a digital stethoscope couple with AI technology, eMurmur, they performed auscultations on eligible patients in the pharmacy to identify pathological murmurs and refer patients for further evaluation.

Presenting the award last Friday at the prestigious House of Commons, Members’ Dining Room, Sam Unsworth, Head of Communications at Alliance Healthcare UK said: “Alliance Healthcare is exceptionally proud to support community pharmacy and I am personally very honoured to be here with such talented healthcare professionals and to present this award… Congratulations to James and our finalists Muhammad Zaheer, Shelley’s Pharmacy and Paul Mayberry, Mayberry Pharmacy.”