Staffing shortages force rural pharmacies to close or cut services

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Staffing shortages force rural pharmacies to close or cut services

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Unichem Taumarunui Pharmacy owner Baraq Al-Tuhafi (left), pictured with staff members Mary Cortez and Jennifer Walters says he will have to stop offering some health services if he canot recruit a new pharmacist [IMAGE: SUPPLIED]

The pharmacy workforce crisis is becoming especially dire for rural pharmacies Paulette Crowley investigates

Something’s going to have to happen. We’re potentially facing days where I might have to close. I’ll try and do it on my own for as long as I can, but