Rural Health

Jody Hopkinson looks at the University of Auckland’s Rural Health Interprofessional training Programme

A dual-trained paramedic-doctor is calling for a new leadership model in healthcare that brings professions together rather than keeping them in separate lanes 

Pharmacists and other health professionals who applied for the rural voluntary bonding scheme 2024 intake have finally had their applications approved, a year later than initially promised

Any hopes pinned on a funding boost in Budget 2025 to salvage rural after-hours and emergency services have been dashed by “funding constraints” at the national health agency

The future of the voluntary bonding scheme for pharmacy is in doubt after Te Whatu Ora confirmed the programme has been delayed due to financial considerations

After two years with not one applicant for the full-time pharmacist role at Ohakune Pharmacy, the owner is temporarily changing the service model; the pharmacy will become a depot

Graduate pharmacists starting work in rural areas have two weeks left to apply for bonding payments worth nearly $20,000 if they continue to work in those areas for the first three to five years of their career.

Graduate pharmacists starting work in rural areas have six weeks to apply for bonding payments worth nearly $20,000 if they continue to work in those areas for the first three to five years of their career

Early career pharmacists working in rural areas should this month be able to apply for a scheme that will net them a $12,000 bonus after three years.

Early career pharmacists working in rural areas will soon be able to apply for a scheme that will mean a $12,000 bonus after three years