Emily Bond wins GP or PCN Pharmacist of the Year award

Emily Bond has been recognised as GP or PCN Pharmacist of the Year, with her story published by Chemist+Druggist on 12 May 2026. The feature covers what motivated her to enter and how winning felt — timed as C+D uses winner profiles to mark its awards cycle.

What happened

Chemist+Druggist published a winner profile on Emily Bond, who took the GP or PCN Pharmacist of the Year title. The piece sits within C+D's awards coverage and forms part of the broader conversation around recognition for pharmacists working in primary care settings, including GP surgeries and primary care networks.

Why it matters

PCN and GP-based pharmacy roles have grown significantly over the past several years, and awards like this one reflect how the profession views that work. Seeing a pharmacist in that setting recognised at national level signals something about where the profession places value right now.

For anyone considering a career in primary care pharmacy, winner profiles are worth reading — not for exam prep, but because they give an unfiltered picture of what the day-to-day looks like, what challenges practitioners face, and what kind of impact is possible outside a dispensary. Emily Bond's account of entering the awards and what winning meant to her offers that kind of perspective.

It's also a reminder that professional visibility matters. Entering awards, publishing case studies, getting involved in networks — these aren't vanity exercises. They shape how the profession is perceived externally and how practitioners see themselves.

What's next

If you're approaching the end of your training year and thinking about where to work post-registration, it's worth looking at what pharmacists in GP and PCN roles actually say about their jobs — winner features like this one are a practical starting point. C+D's awards coverage is freely available on their site.

Source: Chemist+Druggist — https://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/awards-news/winners-story-emily-bond-gp-or-pcn-pharmacist-of-the-year-J36LRBH7WVE5NJYX2HBKAS7ANI/