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A week-long strike by 28 hospital pharmacy staff in the Bay of Plenty ended yesterday, but a new strike notice has been issued after pay negotiations between the DHB and Apex Union members stalled

Hospital pharmacy staff in the Bay of Plenty have started a week-long partial strike today, with a clinical pharmacist and prescriber warning more significant strike action could follow

Hospital pharmacy workers in the Bay of Plenty will strike tomorrow after contract negotiations with the DHB around pay parity soured

District Health Boards are forecasting a funding increase for the community pharmacy sector of more than $27.2 million in 2020/21, says DHB lead Pharmacy General Manager Planning and Funding Carolyn Gullery

The first two pharmacy services contract review meetings for 2020 were called off due to the COVID-19 outbreak but the DHBs say this will not affect any contract amendments coming into force on 1 October as usual

More than 98 per cent of pharmacy contract holders have signed variation 1A of the Integrated Community Pharmacy Services Agreement, giving them access to an extra $9.6 million in funding

The bosses of the Pharmacy Guild and Countdown Pharmacy are advising their member pharmacies to vary their pharmacy services contracts

Aged care providers query Auckland DHBs’ over-optimistic summary of views on the age-related residential care proposal 

Pharmacists around New Zealand are banding together to access funding under the new pharmacy services contract

The Northland DHB will not be entering into any new pharmacy contracts until it has brought in a community pharmacy strategy to take control of pharmacy services offered in the region