Health Funding

A report due last year detailing plans for a minor ailments scheme for pharmacy has now been folded into the Community Pharmacy Services and Funding Model Review

With discounters eating into profits, funding that doesn’t cover business overheads and the higher cost of doing business, it’s no wonder the closure of small, independent pharmacies is predicted. Jonathan Chilton-Towle investigates the sustainability of the sector to identify the pressure points and opportunities

A report due last year detailing plans for a minor ailments scheme for pharmacy has now been folded into the Community Pharmacy Services and Funding Model Review

With discounters eating into profits, funding that doesn’t cover business overheads and the higher cost of doing business, it’s no wonder the closure of small, independent pharmacies is predicted. Jonathan Chilton-Towle investigates the sustainability of the sector to identify the pressure points and opportunities

The final instalment of the Pharmacy Council’s relief funding worth $800,000 is up for grabs, but to the council’s surprise, the number of applications so far has been disappointing

The Government’s new scheme of providing free period products in schools nationwide will be a “circuit breaker”, says Wellington academic Terry Fleming 

The Ministry of Health’s plans for the New Zealand pharmacy sector can be summed up in two words: medicines optimisation

The Ministry of Health’s plans for the New Zealand pharmacy sector can be summed up in two words: medicines optimisation

The Pharmacy Council has distributed nearly $900,000 in workforce relief payments to pharmacies across New Zealand

Jonathan Roberts, Auckland director of Moore Markhams, takes a deep dive into the accountancy firm’s latest benchmarking survey for community pharmacy