Workforce

Graduate pharmacists starting work in rural areas have two weeks left to apply for bonding payments worth nearly $20,000 if they continue to work in those areas for the first three to five years of their career.

Clinical pharmacist Katrina Azer looks at ways pharmacists can find satisfaction in their careers, in the first of a series of articles

Pharmacist numbers are being eroded by many factors, including funding, costs associated with practising, overwork and better remuneration overseas. Natasha Jojoa Burling reports

Cutting one in four staff at the Ministry of Health will potentially be “punishing” for remaining staff and result in valuable skills being lost, a health systems academic says

Graduate pharmacists starting work in rural areas have six weeks to apply for bonding payments worth nearly $20,000 if they continue to work in those areas for the first three to five years of their career

The Pharmacy Council is going ahead with its proposed $75 increase to the Annual Practising Certificate fee this year, despite opposition from the profession.

Early career pharmacists working in rural areas should this month be able to apply for a scheme that will net them a $12,000 bonus after three years.

Te Whatu Ora is getting set to conduct a nationwide survey of its staff starting in April, according to chief executive Margie Apa. 

Nearly 80 per cent more New Zealand pharmacists moved to Australia in the 2022/23 year, compared to the previous year. A recruiter expects more will decide to cross the Ditch.

Early career pharmacists working in rural areas will soon be able to apply for a scheme that will mean a $12,000 bonus after three years