"Good Technician's are like hens teeth" There's a very good reason that NZ finds it hard to provide well trained pharmacy technicians....

To be able to call yourself a PACT (Pharmacy Accuracy Checking Technician) is a great achievement. It gives pharmacy technicians a means...

This article appeared in Contact in May 2023. Download magazine here. With pharmacist roles now added to the Straight to Residence Green...

New Zealand pharmacy is facing the most radical shake-up in staffing that the industry has ever seen – and it couldn’t come at a better...

The staffing crisis in New Zealand pharmacies continues unabated and whilst it might feel like no one is listening, I hear your cries for...

In my pharmacy recruitment practice, one in two interviewees is now asking for “a better work-life balance”. What they’re essentially...

Our pharmacy industry is sick and we can no longer ignore the growing list of ailments that compromise its well-being. The truth is there...

As a pharmacy recruitment consultancy, we’re constantly on the lookout for exceptional pharmacy staff to build our talent pool. So if...

As a pharmacist, you will have undertaken an internship after graduating. So how was it for you? Did you feel valued and appreciated, or...

Smoothly operating a business with multiple employees is never an easy feat.

The increasing use of automation in the recruitment process worries me. It might help you to rank and identify candidates but it is...

"Should I locum?" you ask. I have literally had a career built upon being a locum. This has spanned three countries and 21 years as a...

It has become apparent that a large challenge in community pharmacy is the paperwork attached to providing medicines. Immunising...

I certainly feel we are flattening the curve in the best way possible. Our numbers are plateauing, our health department is not stretched...

It is very exciting to have launched Pharmacy Recruit in New Zealand. I feel an immense need for some interference with a currently...