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Pharmacy sector representatives are disappointed Te Whatu Ora has not budged from the 5 per cent funding increase it put on the table at the start of pharmacy contract talks

Pharmacists’ salaries are growing faster than any other job, according to Trade Me Jobs figures. However, the Independent Pharmacists’ Association of New Zealand says wages are still low compared to other professions 

University of Auckland health economics chair Paula Lorgelly says Pharmac’s recent email scandal has come at a monumentally bad time and “completely detracts” from the agency’s work

The Pharmacy Guild is concerned community pharmacy staff will be lured away by the promise of higher pay at hospitals. 

Queenstown pharmacies think the number of cryptosporidium cases in the resort town is much higher than authorities estimate

A person with measles flew to Auckland after spending a week at a national schools festival with around 50 students

NZ First health spokesperson Jenny Marcroft says her party will not scrap Pharmac without having an alternative in place, and work needs to be done on what this looks like

The minor parties are offering a grab-bag of policies that will affect pharmacy ahead of the election

The National Party has finally released its health manifesto, Better Health Outcomes, a 20-page paper setting out some of its new policies, as well as proposals it has already campaigned on

Public hospital pharmacists could receive a pay rise of around 20 per cent under a pay equity offer for allied health workers made yesterday by Te Whatu Ora