Health Funding

There’s been a lot of talk recently about the higher profile of pharmacy, thanks to the pandemic

There’s been a lot of talk recently about the higher profile of pharmacy, thanks to the pandemic

Health minister Andrew Little still has no plans to take action on removing the $5 copayment, although he now says it is an issue the Government will inevitably have to address

Kia ora koutou, let’s all take a big, deep breath – holding hands is optional – and get ready for 2022

Health minister Andrew Little still has no plans to take action on removing the $5 copayment, although he now says it is an issue the Government will inevitably have to address.

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Manawatū pharmacist Gary Smith takes issue with two DHB-commissioned reports on the state of New Zealand’s pharmacy sector 

Alistair Whyte, of Unichem Chemist Shop in Palmerston North, looks at problems facing the sector and the deficiencies in the two independent reports on pharmacy

The Pharmacy Council has fielded a flood of applications for its recently announced fourth tranche of relief funding, writes Anna Lee

Alistair Whyte, of Unichem Chemist Shop in Palmerston North looks at problems facing the sector and the deficiencies in the two independent reports on the sector