Cultural Competency

Community pharmacist Claire Salter took part in a full-immersion Māori language course run at the University of Waikato’s Tauranga campus in 2022. She discusses her reasons for learning te reo as a Pākehā. From April, having a basic understanding of te reo Māori will be a requirement for all pharmacists under the Pharmacy Council’s competency standards

Community pharmacist Claire Salter took part in a full-immersion Māori language course run at the University of Waikato’s Tauranga campus in 2022. She discusses her reasons for learning te reo as a Pākehā. From April, having a basic understanding of te reo Māori will be a requirement for all pharmacists under the Pharmacy Council’s competency standards

From April next year, Te Tiriti o Waitangi and cultural safety will be of central importance in the standards pharmacists are expected to maintain

From April next year, Te Tiriti o Waitangi and cultural safety will be of central importance in the standards pharmacists are expected to maintain

From April next year, Te Tiriti o Waitangi and cultural safety will be of central importance in the standards pharmacists are expected to maintain.

Māori health academic David Tipene-Leach is keen to counter any hesitancy GPs might feel as they consider embracing cultural safety in their practices.

Brendon McIntosh, executive member of Ngā Kaitiaki o Te Puna Rongoā – The Māori Pharmacists’ Association, and kaiwhakahaere at Kia Kaha Chemist, describes how he engages with kaumātua when delivering influenza jabs 

As a part of Pharmacy Today's continued exploration of cultural competency in the pharmacy sector, we talk to pharmacists Steve and Mary Roberts from Ngaruawahia, a significant place for Māori in New Zealand, where they have embraced and been embraced by their local community.

Buddha once said: "When your mouth is open, you're not learning anything." Though he's not the first person you would think of for a pharmacy-related quote, it's a concept that has paid off for Steve and Mary Roberts, who have adopted it wholeheartedly.