Health IT

There’s more than one way to defend your business against discounter competition, writes Katrina Azer, clinical pharmacist for Tend Health

Pharmacy owners are happy to be receiving recompense for existing and future telehealth initiatives but for some it has gone completely under the radar, Paulette Crowley reports

In response to the Ministry of Health funding telehealth services through pharmacy, Katrina Azer, one of New Zealand’s first digital pharmacists, provides an overview. Ms Azer has been providing telepharmacy as a virtual clinical pharmacist at Tend Health for more than 12 months

As pharmacists navigate COVID-19, workforce pressures have amplified, reaching a flashpoint that is breaking the industry. Paulette Crowley talks to sector representatives about possible solutions and what the future might hold for a sector that’s struggling

As pharmacists navigate COVID-19, workforce pressures have amplified, reaching a flashpoint that is breaking the industry. Paulette Crowley talks to sector representatives about possible solutions and what the future might hold for a sector that’s struggling

A one-off payment has been made to community pharmacies to develop telehealth systems 

Lab scientists claim COVID antibody tests should be done in a controlled laboratory environment instead of pharmacies 

COVID-19 antibody tests can now be performed in pharmacy, with a pilot test site launching at an unnamed Auckland pharmacy today

Many in the pharmacy sector are looking to automation to ease their workforce woes, as the pandemic drags on and the reality of becoming short-staffed at a moment’s notice comes too close for comfort

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