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As the pharmacy workforce crisis persists, more pharmacies around the country are cutting hours and even closing due to lack of staff. Jonathan Chilton-Towle reports

The long-awaited judicial review of DHB contracting decisions between independent pharmacists and Te Whatu Ora is set to start on 21 November

As interns once again sit their final exam this month, sector leaders are hoping the trend of high failure rates eases, writes Paulette Crowley

It’s been a long time coming but the PSNZ Pharmacist of the Year for 2021 has finally been announced and the winner is Auckland pharmacist Vicky Chan

Regular online hui for pharmacy to engage with the Ministry of Health have so far ducked any serious discussion of the workforce crisis. Paulette Crowley reports on concerns

New Zealand’s COVID-19 response was a “precarious success”, says a report from Health Quality & Safety Commission  

A long-awaited plan for transforming New Zealand’s health system promises to lay foundations for improving health outcomes and stamping out inequities will do so with no new money for the first two years

Pharmacy gets a mention in the Government’s newly released interim New Zealand Health Plan but the document contains few announcements for the sector with little detail about how the measures in it will be implemented or paid for

The Hastings UFS Dispensary closes its doors today for the last time after serving its members for 101 years 

Picton pharmacist Graeme Smith is calling on cruise ship companies to make sure their passengers understand New Zealand’s COVID-19 rules on mask wearing