Workforce

Adding pharmacists to the Green List for residency, alongside 31 other health professionals, is not expected to be a quick fix to solve staffing issues in the sector.

Around 1600 Te Whatu Ora jobs are on the line in a newly revealed restructure, which proposes to chop backroom staff to focus on front-tline care.

Pharmacy staff were asked to fill in a Pharmacy Today survey about what issues were important to them before next month’s NAAR meetings. They didn’t hold back

A Northland pharmacist says a costly and lengthy process makes life difficult for some overseas-trained pharmacists wanting to live and work in New Zealand

The Pharmacy Team Relief fund closed after an extended deadline but still returned thousands of dollars to the Crown 

Pharmacists are among 32 health sector roles newly added to an immigration green list aimed at making New Zealand a more attractive destination for foreign workers

THE TOTAL NUMBER of students enrolling in New Zealand pharmacy courses has dropped from 183 in 2022 to 176 this year.

Pharmacy student numbers are down, prompting calls for better promotion 

Incoming health minister Ayesha Verrall recognises that the $5 prescription copayment is a barrier to patients accessing medicines – but she has no plans to remove it. 

Incoming health minister Ayesha Verrall recognises that the $5 prescription copayment is a barrier to patients accessing medicines – but she has no plans to remove it.