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Despite lockdown hiccups this week, Canterbury is now streaking ahead with its COVID vaccination rollout, thanks partly to community pharmacy getting on board

After months of negotiations behind closed doors, the DHBs have offered the next variation of the Integrated Community Pharmacy Services Agreement and $38.6 million in new funding is up for grabs

District Health Boards are forecasting a funding increase for the community pharmacy sector of around $38.6 million in 2021/22, says DHB lead Pharmacy General Manager Planning and Funding Cathy O’Malley

Canterbury DHB is defending its decision to promote Bargain Chemist’s COVID-19 vaccination programme on Facebook, saying the move was to ensure the discount chemist’s capacity did not go to waste

The Southern District’s Covid-19 Vaccination programme is continuing to ramp up, with eight pharmacies across the district among the latest sites to begin offering on-site COVID-19 vaccinations – the first of 37 pharmacies that will be part of the vaccination programme in the district.

Sixty-four northern region pharmacies are now funded to detect and treat potentially life-threatening hepatitis C infections

Geraldine pharmacists have downed pills and headed out to the local community vaccination clinic to help get their community vaccinated against COVID-19

Health minister Andrew Little has not displayed any great concern over the failure of Canterbury DHB’s 2020/21 annual plan to receive his approval 

New Plymouth independent pharmacy owners are disappointed their DHB has allowed two new discount pharmacies to open this year, and are concerned about the future sustainability of pharmacy services in the region

The pharmacy National Annual Agreement Review group is discussing the future of the two big reviews into pharmacy funding, given the uncertainty created by the Government’s health sector reforms