Locums

Heading along the path to burnout, Callum Porter swung left into locum work, and has no regrets

Heading along the path to burnout, Callum Porter swung left into locum work, and has no regrets

Neville Johnston worked his last shift as a registered pharmacist this week after 63 years on the job

A dearth of pharmacists has driven up wages significantly, putting pharmacists in strong negotiating positions  

After relocating from Ireland to New Zealand, pharmacist Justin Polley is now helping other pharmacists from overseas make the move, but it’s not easy, he tells Paulette Crowley

Locum pharmacist Sarah Mooney crunches the numbers to see whether working as a locum pharmacist is really worth it

Drop by drop, community pharmacy’s pool of locums has been evaporating for years. But the sector’s feeling the pinch all the more now that DHBs around country are reeling in locums for their COVID-19 vaccination programmes

Drop by drop, community pharmacy’s pool of locums has been evaporating for years. But the sector’s feeling the pinch all the more now that DHBs around country are reeling in locums for their COVID-19 vaccination programmes

Since graduating from the University of Otago School of Pharmacy 21 years ago, Amelia Gardner has worked as a locum community pharmacist in New Zealand, Australia and the United Kingdom.  

Since graduating from the University of Otago School of Pharmacy 21 years ago, Amelia Gardner has worked as a locum community pharmacist in New Zealand, Australia and the United Kingdom.