Pharmacist

Pharmacist and non-practising lawyer Máté Hegedus-Gaspar explains the professional perils of short-staffed pharmacies

Kia ora koutou and Meri Kirihimete.

An outpouring of praise and gratitude from leaders across the health sector accompanies the crowning of the entire pharmacy profession as Pharmacist of the Year, writes Ruth Brown

An outpouring of praise and gratitude from leaders across the health sector accompanies the crowning of the entire pharmacy profession as Pharmacist of the Year, writes Ruth Brown

When Andi Shirtcliffe began knocking on doors to get support for her nomination of the profession, she found health leaders falling over themselves to add their voices

“The unstoppable” Vicky Chan was also named Pharmacist of the Year for 2021. Jonathan Chilton-Towle talks to her colleagues

KIM BRACKLEY, clinical lead pharmacist education training and practice research at Te Whatu Ora Auckland, was designated Fellow of the association at the conference, for her 20 years of distinguished service to hospital pharmacy 

Some pharmacists are now switching eligible hospital patients from IV to oral antibiotics after a study found it produced good clinical outcomes and is cost-effective, writes Paulette Crowley

The pace of change can be extraordinarily slow when the pressure is on and the country’s health professionals wait for news on their workforce future.

The pace of change can be extraordinarily slow when the pressure is on and the country’s health professionals wait for news on their workforce future.