Dear colleague, I hope you’ll all join me in congratulating several members of Canterbury Community Pharmacy Group following successes in two awards ceremonies held earlier this month. Green Cross Health Pharmacy Awards For the first time, Preceptor of the Year was awarded to CCPG member Karen Crisp, of Unichem Pharmacy in Christchurch. The award, which is based on feedback from students, was a huge compliment to Karen who said: “When students who have worked with us feel positive abou...

CCPG was pleased to host Andi Shirtcliffe, Chief Advisor Pharmacy (MOH), Trish Farrelly (Pharmacy Manager – Sector Capability and Implementation MOH) and Monique Rijnberg (Policy Analyst, Regulatory Policy, Strategy and Policy MOH ) at our office on Thursday, 17 August 2017. The purpose of the visit was around information sharing: showcasing the services delivered by CCPG within the context of the Canterbury Health System as well as learning about what is happening at the national level ...

The national mumps outbreak is continuing with 275 confirmed and probable cases so far this year (65% in Waitemata and Counties Manakau, 65% aged 10 -29 years, 49% Pacific ethnicity and 17% Maori). In the South Island there have been 16 cases including 6 since the start of July (Neslon Marlborough 3, Canterbury 2 and Southern 1).

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Greetings to All, We trust that everyone is well and recovering from school holidays. This newsletter is to provide you with a brief overview of our activities at CCPG for the last quarter (April to June). Click Here