NZ services agreement
July 27, 2012
ALL community pharmacies in
New Zealand have signed the new
Pharmacy Services Agreement (an
agreement between pharmacy
owners and their local District
Health Board).
The Agreement has been
consulted on with the District
Health Boards (DHBs) and sector
agents, including the Guild, over
the last 18 months and according
to the NZ Pharmacy Guild, holds
the biggest change in services and
funding the profession has had in
over 50 years.
According to the NZ Guild the new
Agreement rewards pharmacists for
providing support and advice so
patients can better manage their
medicines and medical conditions.
“As a membership organisation
representing community pharmacy
owners, we are very pleased that all
of our 675 members have signed
the PSA,” said the Guild’s Executive
Chair, Karen Crisp.
“Pharmacists currently provide
many services for their patients that
will be better recognised under the
new Agreement,” Crisp added.
The three year transitional PSA
period for community pharmacy
began on 01 July this year, with the
agreement intended to move
pharmacy from being paid solely by
a medicine dispensing fee, to a
patient-focused payment model.
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