Community pharmacy to ‘consolidate’ under new contract

This article originally reported that the DHBs had signalled money would be taken from the dispensing pool to pay for the local services aspect of contract, however the DHBs have since clarified money will not be pulled from the dispensing function.
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Community pharmacy to ‘consolidate’ under new contract

Carolyn Gullery
DHB leader Carolyn Gullery says the new contract aims to bring pharmacy closer in line with the general practice model where teams of healthcare practitioners work at larger centres
A DHB leader pushing through the new pharmacy contract says she understands why pharmacists might feel vulnerable signing the new contract. But lea