Te Whatu Ora – Health NZ

Te Whatu Ora will come to the table with an offer of a 5 per cent funding increase to the community pharmacy sector in upcoming contract negotiations

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

A Te Whatu Ora error with last month’s Additional Professional Advisory Services calculation has left already cash-strapped pharmacies out of pocket 

Contact tracing for Albany Senior High School is progressing well

Pharmacists in selected districts will provide telehealth consultations be able to treat minor ailments as part of a 2023 Winter Plan announced by the minister of health today 

Community pharmacy will have its first meeting with Te Whatu Ora to negotiate the most significant contract in the sector. Paulette Crowley takes a look at the issues that may – or may not – be on the table

Around 1600 Te Whatu Ora jobs are on the line in a newly revealed restructure, which proposes to chop backroom staff to focus on front-tline care.

Pharmacy staff were asked to fill in a Pharmacy Today survey about what issues were important to them before next month’s NAAR meetings. They didn’t hold back

For a brief period in February and March, pharmacies in regions affected by Cyclone Gabrielle were able to offer patients free prescriptions. Jonathan Chilton-Towle reports on their experience 

The effectiveness of minorailment services sees Te Whatu Ora considering pilots for these in areas affected by recent weather events. Paulette Crowley reports