Technician

A week-long strike by 28 hospital pharmacy staff in the Bay of Plenty ended yesterday, but a new strike notice has been issued after pay negotiations between the DHB and Apex Union members stalled

Hospital pharmacy staff in the Bay of Plenty have started a week-long partial strike today, with a clinical pharmacist and prescriber warning more significant strike action could follow

Hospital pharmacy workers in the Bay of Plenty will strike tomorrow after contract negotiations with the DHB around pay parity soured

For the past five years, Unichem Upper Hutt Pharmacy technician Kay Gooch has been using most of her holiday leave to go walking. It isn’t just any old tramp, her goal is to walk the entire length of New Zealand. Jonathan Chilton-Towle speaks to Kay about her journey along Te Araroa, the long pathway 

A new Manukau Institute of Technology qualification gave pharmacy technician Stephanie McGaffin all the tools she needed to become part-owner of Ngongotaha Pharmacy near Rotorua

A new Manukau Institute of Technology qualification gave pharmacy technician Stephanie McGaffin all the tools she needed to become part-owner of Ngongotaha Pharmacy near Rotorua

Pharmacy Technician Day (15 October 2019) is a great time to reflect on the essential role that pharmacy technicians play within the New Zealand healthcare system. 

Delegating the final prescription check to pharmacy technicians could be a win-win for pharmacists, patients and pharmacy owners, according to University of Queensland research

First Union is seeking feedback on a new pay scale for pharmacy technicians aimed at addressing pay disparity in the profession

A senior pharmacy technician is calling for the profession to be registered to help advance technician roles and help shoulder some of pharmacists’ workplace pressures