Telehealth

Virtual clinical pharmacist Katrina Azer works at Tend, a digital health provider with 17 general practices that see pharmacists as crucial parts of a collaborative primary healthcare team

Virtual clinical pharmacist Katrina Azer works at Tend, a digital health provider with 17 general practices that see pharmacists as crucial parts of a collaborative primary healthcare team

In response to the Ministry of Health funding telehealth services through pharmacy, Katrina Azer, one of New Zealand’s first digital pharmacists, provides an overview. Ms Azer has been providing telepharmacy as a virtual clinical pharmacist at Tend Health for more than 12 months

A handful of pharmacies in the North Island have started offering patients instant access to virtual consults with emergency doctors.

A handful of pharmacies in the North Island have started offering patients instant access to virtual consults with emergency doctors.

Managing contracts across 20 DHBs, all with different contracting requirements for their carers and support workers, was complex and difficult for Access Community Health Hauora Tara-Ā-Whare

Huntly West Pharmacy is trying Facebook Live as a way to give advice to those customers who feel less shy asking questions from behind a screen