ICPSA

Pharmacy owners should receive their contract variation letters resulting from this year’s National Annual Agreement Review process early next month

Te Whatu Ora has rejected pharmacy representatives’ request for more funding ahead of today’s National Annual Agreement Review meeting but will consider allowing contract holders to surcharge customers

PHARMACY representatives and Te Whatu Ora remain at loggerheads over pharmacy’s annual funding increase after the latest National Annual Agreement Review meeting.

Pharmacy representatives and contract holders are extremely disappointed by the 2.51 per cent funding boost Te Whatu Ora intends to offer the sector this year

The pharmacy sector will gain an additional $8 million in backdated funding this year, after every contract holder agreed to change the contract start date by Te Whatu Ora’s deadline

Thirty-five pharmacy contract holders are yet to sign variation 5 of the Integrated Community Pharmacy Services Agreement which will net the sector a combined $8 million in backdated funding if all owners agree by the end of Monday

The pharmacy sector may miss out on $8 million in backdated funding if the 138 pharmacy owners who have not yet signed the latest variation of the pharmacy services contract do not do so within five days

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.

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