If your practice has that WOW! factor, then you should enter the 2008 WOW! Awards being run by Veterinary Practice in association with Paradigm Design.
We want to pay tribute to excellence in the design of front-of-house appearance and facilities in veterinary practices, both large and small. The judges will look for imaginative and innovative approaches and ideas, which promote higher standards of care for both clients and patients and help make visits to practices a pleasurable and memorable experience.
Categories and Entry Form
Please use the entry form (download as PDF) to tell us, in no more than 200 words, why your practice deserves to win one of the 2008 awards and also send up to a maximum of 10 photographs covering the main areas.
There are two categories:
1. practices with no more than 10 full-time (or FTE) staff
2. practices with more than 10 full-time (or FTE) staff
Among the features the judges will be looking for:
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clear, attractive signage outside the practice
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adequate and well-marked parking bays
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a smart, well-maintained exterior and gardens (if any) well-tended and tidy
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a well-defined, easy to reach entrance with disabled access
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a welcoming reception area for dealing smoothly and efficiently with clients and patients arriving and leaving
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clean, comfortable waiting area(s) with informative noticeboards, etc.
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well-laid-out merchandising area(s)
Once the judges have selected a short-list from the entries, they will make unannounced visits to these practices. Any clinic/surgery/hospital that has been built, renovated, refurbished, extended or moved during the last five years is eligible to enter.
Entries will be accepted by post or e-mail and must include:
1. brief details of the practice – name, address, phone number, e-mail address, name of person submitting the entry and number of staff (veterinary surgeons and support team)
2. up to 200 words on the practice itself covering the areas listed above
3. up to 10 photos showing the features listed above
Entries and prizes
For postal entries, send to:
The 2008 WOW! Awards Veterinary Practice
30 Diamond Ridge
Camberley
Surrey
GU15 4LD
[photos must be prints or jpegs (at 300dpi) on disc or memory stick]
For e-mail entries, send to: wonderfullysimple@hotmail.com [photos as jpegs at 300dpi]
Entries close on Thursday 10th July 2008 Judging will take place during the summer; the results will be announced in the October issue of Veterinary Practice.
The prizes:
• each of the two winning practices will receive £500
• a gourmet meal will be arranged for up to four staff from each of the winners where the presentation will be made
• a certificate to display in the practice
• the winners will be featured in Veterinary Practice |
