Community Pharmacy

Te Whatu Ora today revealed more details of the planned minor ailments scheme but there is disappointment and frustration it isn't available nationwide

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

Copayments need to be cut for all patients in every region, not just for selected patients in certain areas for limited conditions, pharmacists say

A Te Whatu Ora error with last month’s Additional Professional Advisory Services calculation has left already cash-strapped pharmacies out of pocket 

Pharmacists in selected districts will provide telehealth consultations be able to treat minor ailments as part of a 2023 Winter Plan announced by the minister of health today 

As pressure builds to scrap the $5 prescription copayment, the Government is standing firm on keeping it in place  

Early-career pharmacists might benefit from National’s bonding scheme to retain nurses and midwives 

The newly-formed Prescription Access Initiative group is calling on the Government to scrap the prescription copayment, saying evidence proves it fuels medication nonadherence and patient harm. Paulette Crowley reports

The newly-formed Prescription Access Initiative group is calling on the Government to scrap the prescription copayment, saying evidence proves it fuels medication nonadherence and patient harm. Paulette Crowley reports

Community pharmacy will have its first meeting with Te Whatu Ora to negotiate the most significant contract in the sector. Paulette Crowley takes a look at the issues that may – or may not – be on the table