Health champions!

A pharmacy team who have scooped a prestigious award have been praised for their commitment to their community's health and wellbeing.

Lincolnshire Co-op's Spilsby branch won the Pharmacy of the Year honour at the Lincolnshire NHS Health Awards earlier this week.

The team were singled out on the night for their work to promote healthy living in the area and the way they collaborate with other NHS colleagues, such as the local GP surgery.

Spilsby Pharmacist Steve Reeson said: "Working together in the NHS is really important and means you can achieve so much more. We don't want pharmacy to stand apart. We've got a good relationship with the extended primary care team and it means we can share information."

Also nominated for the award were Lincolnshire Co-op colleagues who provide community pharmacy services on Scotter Ward at John Coupland Hospital in Gainsborough.