Health Funding

Pharmacy owners say the additional funding on offer in the latest contract variation won’t cover the cost pressures faced by pharmacy but they are pleased there is an increase

Pharmacy owners say the additional funding on offer in the latest contract variation won’t cover the cost pressures faced by pharmacy but they are pleased there is an increase

Pharmaceutical Society president Ian McMichael is calling for the ­annual pharmacy contract review negotiations to come out from behind closed doors

The future of pharmacy attracted an enthusiastic crowd to Pharmacy Today’s first Popcorn Panel webinar, with ideas for improvement, questions about how to do it and widespread dissatisfaction with the status quo

After months of meetings with pharmacy sector representatives behind closed doors, the country’s DHBs have this morning revealed their new offer to pharmacy owners

The country’s 20 DHBs are urging community pharmacies in serious financial difficulty due to the impact of COVID-19 to see if they are eligible for a portion of an $18 million funding package

The eligibility criteria for the $18 million package allocated to pharmacy in June has finally been revealed, but the sector has been left scratching its head as to who will actually receive any money given the stringent criteria

The country’s 20 DHBs are urging community pharmacies in serious financial difficulty due to the impact of COVID-19 to see if they are eligible for a portion of an $18 million funding package

Details about who will benefit from the $18 million fund for pharmacy announced last month are slow to emerge, leaving some wondering if it caught health authorities by surprise