Workforce

FROM NEXT YEAR, Te Whatu Ora will pay graduate pharmacists who choose to work in rural areas nearly $12,000 per year for their first three years of work, to entice them to stay in these hard-to-staff areas.

From next year, Te Whatu Ora will pay graduate pharmacists who choose to work in rural areas nearly $12,000 for their first three years of work, to entice them to stay in these hard-to-staff areas

The Independent Pharmacists’ Association of New Zealand is asking the Pharmacy Council to reduce the Annual Practising Certificate fee for pharmacists working part time

ALLIED HEALTH WORKERS including hospital pharmacists, represented by the New Zealand Public Service Association and the Association of Professional and Executive Employees (APEX) have voted overwhelmingly to accept the pay equity deal offered by Te Whatu Ora.

The RNZCGP has established a board and management working group to investigate the college’s high staff turnover

A group of students at the University of Otago School of Pharmacy have proposed a bridging course guideline to train overseas pharmacists who wish to practise in New Zealand

Independent Pharmacists Association of New Zealand chief information officer Sarah Mooney shares some findings from her organisation’s recent workforce survey

Allied health workers including hospital pharmacists, represented by the New Zealand Public Service Association have voted overwhelmingly to accept the pay equity deal offered by Te Whatu Ora

Te Whatu Ora has agreed to fund 205 pharmacy accuracy checking technicians (PACTs) to be trained over two and a half years, starting in November.

Pharmacists’ salaries are growing faster than any other job, according to Trade Me Jobs figures. However, the Independent Pharmacists’ Association of New Zealand says wages are still low compared to other professions