Te Whatu Ora – Health NZ

PHARMACISTS SAY the new winter minor-ailments initiative is providing a great service to the public and are calling for it to be expanded nationwide.

Natasha Jojoa Burling gauges pharmacy sector reaction to the Government’s new health workforce plan

The Needle Exchange Services Trust has lost funding from Te Whatu Ora and will be eventually wound up.

Te Whatu Ora will slash 322 fulltime back-office jobs in a first wave of redundancies as part of its drive to free up resources for frontline healthcare services

UNLOCKING THE POTENTIAL of the pharmacy workforce is a top priority for health minister Ayesha Verrall.

PHARMACIST DANNY WU is the interim wayfinder for Te Whatu Ora’s northern region, leading commissioning teams for health services from Ōtāhuhu to Cape Reinga.

A new board chair has been announced for Te Whatu Ora

Ongoing battle with waiting lists and workforce shortages – and a looming first anniversary – were on the table at Te Whatu Ora 

Annual pharmacy services contract talks are still on hold as the process to appoint a new chair continues

Eighty-eight pharmacy owners in areas excluded from the minor ailments scheme have signed letters asking health minister Ayesha Verrall to expand the programme nationwide