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More than 10,000 allied health workers, including 400 pharmacy staff, are striking today after a last-minute pay offer from DHBs was rejected on Friday afternoon

An eleventh hour offer from DHBs to settle the allied health collective agreement has been rejected by the PSA bargaining team

District Health Boards will aim to restart pay talks with the PSA next week, but for now their focus is the strike by 10,000 allied health workers that will see a range of hospital, community and outpatient services postponed during the 24-hour strike by PSA members from 11:59pm on Sunday 15 May to 11:59pm Monday 16 May

An eleventh hour offer from DHBs to settle the allied health collective agreement has been rejected by the PSA bargaining team

With only one day left to avert strike action by 10,000 PSA allied health workers, no pay offer has been received from DHBs and Ministry of Health, despite their announcement at the weekend that an offer was imminent

Four hundred hospital pharmacy staff will be joining 10,000 other allied health workers and going on strike on 16 May

Allied health workers are still hoping for an offer from DHBs and the Ministry of Health in time to avert strike action by 10,000 essential workers

As pharmacists navigate COVID-19, workforce pressures have amplified, reaching a flashpoint that is breaking the industry. Paulette Crowley talks to sector representatives about possible solutions and what the future might hold for a sector that’s struggling

The future of pharmacy is blurry. It’s up to pharmacists to add the definition needed to turn it into the great career it should be, writes Wairarapa pharmacist Callum Porter

As pharmacists navigate COVID-19, workforce pressures have amplified, reaching a flashpoint that is breaking the industry. Paulette Crowley talks to sector representatives about possible solutions and what the future might hold for a sector that’s struggling