November 2022

PHARMACY HAS A GOOD story to tell, the sector just needs better data to tell it, Canterbury Community Pharmacy Group general Aarti Patel believes.

A LEAKED DOCUMENT from the Ministry of Health identifies pharmacists and technicians among the 30 professions that should urgently be added to the immigration Green List

The problem with the pandemic (perhaps not the only one) is that too many people have been rushed into decisions that inevitably had unintended consequences.

The long-awaited judicial review of DHB contracting decisions between independent pharmacists and Te Whatu Ora is set to start on 21 November.

As the pharmacy workforce crisis persists, more pharmacies around the country are cutting hours and even closing due to lack of staff. Jonathan Chilton-Towle reports

As interns once again sit their final exam this month, sector leaders are hoping the trend of high failure rates eases, writes Paulette Crowley

PHARMACIST VACCINATORS Valentina Missen and Vanessa Green are role modelling how to get customers on board for getting fully vaccinated.

As the need for COVID-19 vaccinations dissipates, a raft of other vaccines is now on the table with more to come for pharmacy. But as many board the vaccine train to expand clinical services – and keep the money rolling in – questions are raised about whether the vaccine free-for-all is the answer to revenue woes. Paulette Crowley and Jonathan Chilton-Towle report

Pharmacists are quietly confident they will be up to the task of offering childhood vaccinations should a proposal before the Medicines Classification Committee to expand access to vaccines get the green light. 

In our series “A great place to work” Pharmacy Today highlights pharmacies offering a work culture that attracts and retains staff. This month, we visit culturally diverse Victory Square Pharmacy in Nelson. Jonathan Chilton-Towle reports