Non-DHB healthcare provider representatives have been grumbling for some time about their share of Vote Health diminishing as DHBs' own businesses hoover up the money, but where exactly is the evidence of this claim?

Community pharmacy is in the process of deciding whether to access a new services agreement on offer from DHBs. Pharmacy sector commentator Anna Mickell argues the new agreement does not go far enough to relieve pharmacy’s reliance on non-pharmacy products and services to stay viable

Every couple of years I get on a plane and visit the Pharmacy Guild of Australia conference on the Gold Coast. I like looking back on New Zealand pharmacy from across the Tasman

Folks have been asking. What’s my opinion of the new draft Integrated Pharmacist Services in the Community Agreement? 
I have been unhelpful

Folks have been asking. What’s my opinion of the new draft Integrated Pharmacist Services in the Community Agreement? 
I have been unhelpful

With Chemist Warehouse bursting onto the scene late last year offering zero prescription fees, prescription pricing has again become a topic of conversation. After working as a pharmacy wholesaler for 10 years, and in health in general for 35 years, pharmacy sector observer Anna Mickell has a few ideas on what works and what doesn't. She gives her opinion on why prescription prices need to be controlled by DHBs