NAAR

Pharmacy owners say the sector needs a greater funding increase than previous years to stay sustainable, but they are not hopeful that the 2024 National Annual Agreement Review will achieve this.

THERE HAS BEEN another step towards re-establishing a group that will give advice on pharmacy services.

The terms of reference for a group that will give advice on pharmacy services have been drafted 

Pharmacy representatives deciding on the scope of a services advice group are keen to get cracking and hope the group will have some teeth this time around. 

Contracts aren’t exciting or sexy, but they do make the world go round.

The proportion of the pharmacy sector that could be unrepresented in the next National Annual Agreement Review (NAAR) is not yet clear, as Te Whatu Ora will not release the figures.

Forty per cent of contract holders with an Integrated Community Pharmacy Services Agreement will not be represented in this year’s NAAR talks

Just how much of the pharmacy sector remains unrepresented in the annual agreement review is unclear 

If pharmacy contract holders want a voice in the upcoming negotiations with Te Whatu Ora, now is the time to step up and nominate a representative, a Christchurch pharmacist says

With just over a month and a half until nominations close, pharmacy owners are being urged to make sure they are represented at the table during the next pharmacy services contract negotiations