Derek Haughey is Pharmacist at Haugheys Pharmacy Dundalk, a small and independent pharmacy located in the Demsense Shopping Centre.
Derek has been nominated by a customer from his local community who has described him as a ‘lifeline’ when it comes to patient care. Not only that, but both he and his team have been described as a pharmacy that not only helps provide knowledge and expertise in abundance, but a warm welcome with an open door; with all team members always happy to take time out of an incredibly pressured and busy day to check in on others and those around them.
Derek’s nominee said, “I have been a customer of Haugheys Pharmacy for many years and, alongside additional members of my family, I have had many prescriptions to be filled. Derek has gone above and beyond, sourcing difficult to get medications, trying to get the longest life possible on epi pens for me and assisting during Covid when times were very challenging.
“When I was prescribed a medication in 2015, Derek wouldn’t dispense it until I carried out a pregnancy test. I was sure it would be negative – it wasn’t. That pregnancy was challenging and our beautiful son passed away shortly after birth. We went on to have a little girl a year later. The gentle
kindness shown by Derek and his staff during those very challenging two years, and since, made us feel cared for and looked after. When we go in, he checks on how we are doing and is just so utterly kind. He goes above and beyond the call of duty.”
Derek said on being nominated, “It was a tremendous surprise and shock to have discovered I was nominated for the People’s Pharmacist Award. I am of course very humbled by it.
“I have been in business now in Dundalk for over twenty years, and as a result I know almost the entire community, the individuals and the families. As a team we know our customers very well and so we are always striving to do and achieve the best levels of care and service for them.
“We are an independent pharmacy and a small team, with a very loyal customer base, so during Covid we made sure to go that extra distance and strived to do our best to meet everyones needs. We are all in this together.
“The entire team are deeply touched, as am I, to know that we are appreciated for all that we do and will continue to do for our customers and patients into the future.”
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