Minor ailments

Unlocking the potential of the pharmacy workforce is a top priority for health minister Ayesha Verrall.

Eighty-eight pharmacy owners in areas excluded from the minor ailments scheme have signed letters asking health minister Ayesha Verrall to expand the programme nationwide

More details of the planned minor-ailments scheme have been revealed but it will not be available in all regions. Jonathan Chilton-Towle reports

A petition asking health minister Ayesha Verrall to expand the new pharmacy minor ailments scheme to all parts of New Zealand has gained over 180 signatures since it was launched yesterday

Te Whatu Ora today revealed more details of the planned minor ailments scheme but there is disappointment and frustration it isn't available nationwide

Copayments need to be cut for all patients in every region, not just for selected patients in certain areas for limited conditions, pharmacists say

Katrina Azer, clinical pharmacist at Tend Health, sees community pharmacy accommodating clinical services hubs on the shop floor