NZ whistleblower praise
August 15, 2011
THE New Zealand Pharmacy Guild
has praised the action of a locum
pharmacist, who alerted officials of
false claims being made by
convicted Auckland pharmacist
Wayne Baker (PD Fri).
Baker, who has since repaid the
$70,000 he received illegally, is
scheduled for sentencing in Oct.
NZ Guild President, Karen Crisp,
said the locum had acted
responsibly by blowing the whistle.
“It is a shame that a case like this
tarnishes the entire profession,”
she said, with members of the
public particularly concerned that
Baker had used the names of dead
patients to claim payments.
Crisp added that the case
highlighted the need for pharmacists
to take responsibility for their
colleagues as well as themselves.
“This means both formal and
informal actions to ensure their
colleagues meet the standards they
expect of themselves,” she said.
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