Health Funding

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

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 

Early-career pharmacists might benefit from National’s bonding scheme to retain nurses and midwives 

Ngā Kaitiaki o te Puna Rongoā The Māori Pharmacists Association presented its 2021 and 2022 Hiwinui Heke Scholarships at its symposium on 11 March. Association president Mariana Hudson reflects on the occasion

Natalie Guald's fundraising goal is tantalisingly close. The Auckland pharmacist has raised nearly $14,377, just shy of her $15,000 goal for Motor Neurone Disease New Zealand.

The Australian Medical Association wants pharmacists to be able to give greater price reductions as many patients find meds unaffordable 

Free healthcare funding for patients displaced by deadly Cyclone Gabrielle has been extended until after Easter

Pharmacist extraordinaire Natalie Gauld is honoured for to be recognised with a New Year Honour her work on improving access to medicines, among her many achievements. Natasha Jojoa Burling reports 

Pharmacist extraordinaire Natalie Gauld is honoured for to be recognised with a New Year Honour her work on improving access to medicines, among her many achievements. Natasha Jojoa Burling reports 

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.