Workforce

Public hospital pharmacists could receive a pay rise of around 20 per cent under a pay equity offer for allied health workers made yesterday by Te Whatu Ora

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

In part two of her series on reducing medication errors, clinical pharmacist Katrina Azer looks at cultivating safe workplace cultures, focusing on psychological safety, minimising the occurrence of errors and fostering workplace innovation

It’s now slightly easier for pharmacists from some countries to get on the path to registration in New Zealand

TE WHATU ORA will slash 322 full-time back-office jobs in a first wave of redundancies as part of its drive to free up resources for front-line healthcare services.

Laboratory workers in Wellington, the South Island and Hawke’s Bay are set to walk off the job again at the end of the month unless talks next week can end a stand-off with employers

Taranaki Base Hospital and Hāwera Hospital have had to reduce pharmacy services because of chronic staff shortages

The workforce woes keep coming as being understaffed and underpaid continues to pile pressure on exhausted pharmacy staff. And fewer students are choosing to become pharmacists, reports Paulette Crowley

The workforce woes keep coming as being understaffed and underpaid continues to pile pressure on exhausted pharmacy staff. And fewer students are choosing to become pharmacists, reports Paulette Crowley

A small survey of members conducted recently by the Independent Pharmacists Association of New Zealand (IPANZ) shows more than half of the 52 members surveyed are considering changing careers away from community pharmacy.