Integrated Community Pharmacy Services Agreement

The Pharmacy Guild has serious concerns that Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora has not acted in good faith in community pharmacy contract review talks and last year breached its contractual obligation to properly consider reasonable cost-pressure adjustments for pharmacy funding

Pharmacy owners say the sector needs a greater funding increase than previous years to stay sustainable, but they are not hopeful that the 2024 National Annual Agreement Review will achieve this

Pharmacy owners say the sector needs a greater funding increase than previous years to stay sustainable, but they are not hopeful that the 2024 National Annual Agreement Review will achieve this.

THERE HAS BEEN another step towards re-establishing a group that will give advice on pharmacy services.

The terms of reference for a group that will give advice on pharmacy services have been drafted 

Pharmacy representatives deciding on the scope of a services advice group are keen to get cracking and hope the group will have some teeth this time around. 

PHARMACISTS’ SALARIES are growing faster than any other job, according to Trade Me Jobs figures. However, the Independent Pharmacists’ Association of New Zealand says they’re still low compared to other professions.

The Pharmacy Guild is concerned community pharmacy staff will be lured away by the promise of higher pay at hospitals. 

Te Whatu Ora will come to the table with an offer of a 5 per cent funding increase to the community pharmacy sector in upcoming contract negotiations

Pharmacy staff were asked to fill in a Pharmacy Today survey about what issues were important to them before next month’s NAAR meetings. They didn’t hold back