Publications and resources
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This page lists the latest Community Pharmacy Services resources and publications. If you can't find what you are looking for contact the CPS Programme.
Email: Pharmacy@tas.health.nz
Rongoā newsletter
The TAS Community Pharmacy Programme, on behalf of the 20 DHBs, recently launched a new monthly newsletter called Rongoa.
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Rongoā newsletter issue 14 [330kb] December 2019 |
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Rongoā newsletter issue 13 [751kb] November 2019 |
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Rongoā newsletter issue 12 [531kb] October 2019 |
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Rongoā newsletter issue 11 [497kb] September 2019 |
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Rongoā newsletter issue 10 [487kb] August 2019 |
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Rongoā newsletter issue 9 [676kb] June 2019 |
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Rongoā newsletter issue 8 [405kb] May 2019 |
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Rongoā newsletter issue 7 [429kb] April 2019 |
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Rongoā newsletter issue 6 [922kb] |
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Rongoā newsletter issue 5 [582kb] February 2019 |
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Rongoā newsletter issue 4 [559kb] December 2018 |
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Rongoā newsletter issue 3 [564kb] November 2018 |
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Rongoā Newsletter Issue 2 [799kb] October 2018 |
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Rongoā Newsletter Issue 1 [601kb] September 2018 |
Strategies and plans
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Equity of healthcare for Māori – a framework June 2014 |
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Evolving Consumer Focused Pharmacist Services [216kb] October 2016 |
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Pharmacy Action Plan 2016-2020 April 2016 |
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April 2016 |
Pharmacy contracts
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August 2019 This is Variation 1A of ICPSA to take effect from 1 October 2019. It features some updated clauses and provides contract-holders with access to the 2 per cent funding increase, as well as the renewed APAS payment of $8.4 million from 1 October 2019. |
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August 2019 This is Variation 1B of ICPSA to take effect from 1 October 2019. The only difference between Variation 1B, and the contract effective from 1 October 2018, is that the APAS payment of $8.4 million is renewed from 1 October 2019. |
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Integrated Community Pharmacy Services Agreement (ICPSA) [1 Mb] August 2018 |
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Consolidated Version of Community Pharmacy Services Agreement 2012 (CPSA 12) [1.6Mb] July 2017 |
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Generic Version of Community Pharmacy Services Agreement 2012 (CPSA 12) [1.1Mb] August 2015 |
Pharmacy payments
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Deloitte Review – CPSA Local Services 2017-18 February 2020 |
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Permitted Pharmacy Charges Rules [168kb] May 2019 |
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Updated APAS Fact sheet [327kb] August 2019 |
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Deloitte Review – Community Pharmacy Payments 2016-2017 [650kb] March 2018 |
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ICPSA Payment Calendar from 1 October 2019-30 September 2020 [217kb] October 2019 |
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ICPSA Payment Fee structure [85kb] October 2019 |
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ICPSA Seasonal Adjustment Values from July 2019- September 2020 [119kb] |
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Pack Fee Payment Table [175kb] December 2019 |
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Purchase Unit Codes and Manual Claims Process [278kb] September 2018 |
Pharmacy procedures
The Pharmacy Procedures Manual provides a guide for community pharmacists on procedures and processes required for claiming funding. It may be superseded by any subsequent legislative, policy or pharmaceutical schedule changes.
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Pharmacy Procedures Manual Version 8.0 [1.3 Mb] September 2019 |
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Key Changes to the Pharmacy Procedures Manual V8.0 [158 kb] September 2019 |
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Addendum to the Pharmacy Procedures Manual Version 7.2 [441kb] December 2015 (Superceded by Version 8.0 ) |
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Pharmacy Procedures Manual Version 7.2 [1.5Mb] May 2016 (Superceded by Version 8.0) |
Pharmacy Transfers Guide
If you are planning on buying, selling or closing a pharmacy, use this Guide to help you with the transfer of ownership process. The Guide is currently being updated. Please note:
P9. The Transfer Process - Closing (Flow Diagram)
When the Bulk Transfer is completed for a pharmacy, only LTC and CRC registrations information are transferred, NOT CDOS registrations.
If you have any questions, please contact your DHB Portfolio Manager.
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Pharmacy Transfers Guide [704kb] November 2015 |
Services
Long-Term Conditions Service (LTC)
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Eligibility and Assessment Tool [260kb] November 2015 |
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How to write notes using the SOAP format [163kb] November 2014 |
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LTC Service Nurse Educators Resource - Do your patients need help managing their medicines? [69kb] November 2015 |
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July 2014 |
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Medicines Reconciliation Factsheet [70kb] July 2015 |
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Medicines Synchronisation Factsheet [34kb] July 2015 |
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Mental Health Criteria [192kb] September 2014 |
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June 2015 |
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Patient Registration Form [185kb] January 2014 |
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Quick version of the Guide to the LTC Service [499kb] September 2015 |
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September 2015 |
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Transferring Registrations Factsheet [37kb] July 2015 |
Guide to the Long-Term Conditions Service
This Guide may be superceded by any subsequent legislative, policy or Service Schedule changes. It is being updated to align with the Integrated Community Pharmacy Services Agreement.
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Guide to the Long Term Conditions Service [1Mb] October 2014 |
Community Pharmacy Anti-Coagulation Management Service (CPAMS)
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Advice on INR test options for patients away from home [275kb] February 2015 |
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November 2015 |
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CPAMS Invoicing and Reporting Requirements [445kb] October 2015 |
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CPAMS registration consent form [276kb] September 2015 |
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CPAMS Standard Operating Procedure [219kb] November 2013 |
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CPSA 2012 - Variation for pharmacies undertaking CPAM [237kb] November 2013 |
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Pre-requisites for providing the CPAM Service [31kb] May 2013 |
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Service Specifications for CPAMS [93kb] October 2013 |
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Standing Orders for CPAMS [491kb] November 2013 |
Community Residential Care (CRC)
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August 2015 |
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August 2015 |
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CRC Operational Guidelines [333kb] February 2018 |
Co-Dispensed Opioid Services (CDOS)
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CDOS Operational Guidelines [488kb] August 2015 |
Information for Prescribers
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December 2019 |
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For hospital pharmacists [699kb] July 2015 |
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Dispensing rules for prescribers [392kb] August 2015 |
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NZMA and Pharmaceutical Society 20/20 Vision [120kb] July 2015 |
Service Development
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Feedback from DHBs’ EAG Pharmacist Services Co-Design Workshop 2017 [996kb] August 2018 |
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Summary of DHBs’ EAG Pharmacist Services Co-Design Workshop 2017 [395kb] August 2018 |
Pharmacy audits
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Principles for Recovery [501kb] February 2018 |
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Pharmacy Audit Strategy 2015- 2025 June 2019 |
Supply chain
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Grant Thornton Report 2016 [1.2Mb] November 2016 |
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Sapere 'Think Piece' 2015 [1.2Mb] October 2015 |
Community Pharmacy Programme monitoring reports
Prepared monthly, these reports show how pharmacy service registrations and pharmacy expenditure is tracking.
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March 2019 |
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December 2018 [772kb] |
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December 2018 |
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November 2018 |
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October 2018 |
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September 2018 |
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August 2018 |
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July 2018 |
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June 2018 |
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May 2018 |
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April 2018 |
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March 2018 |
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February 2018 |
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January 2018 |
Useful links
Pharmacist sector groups
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Māori Pharmacists' Association Inc October 2018 |
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NZ Hospital Pharmacist Society October 2018 |
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October 2018 |
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October 2018 |
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October 2018 |
Government
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Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) October 2018 |
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October 2018 |
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Health Quality & Safety Commission New Zealand (HSQC) October 2018 |
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October 2018 |
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October 2018 |
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October 2018 |
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Ministry of Health Sector Operations October 2018 |
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October 2018 |
District Health Boards contacts
| DHB | Pharmacy Portfolio Manager | |
| Northland |
Bree Torkington |
Bree.Torkington@northlanddhb.org.nz |
| Waitemata and Auckland | Daniel Tsai | daniel.tsai@waitematadhb.govt.nz |
| Counties Manukau | Trevor Lloyd | Trevor.Lloyd@middlemore.co.nz |
| Waikato | Ruth Rhodes | ruth.rhodes@waikatodhb.health.nz |
| Lakes | Tayla Sloane | Tayla.Sloane@lakesdhb.govt.nz |
| Bay of Plenty | Andrea Baker | Andrea.baker@bopdhb.govt.nz |
| Hauora Tairawhiti | Ariana Roberts | Ariana.Roberts@tdh.org.nz |
| Hawkes Bay | Di Vicary | Di.Vicary@hawkesbaydhb.govt.nz |
| Whanganui | Candace Sixtus | candace.sixtus@wdhb.org.nz |
| Taranaki | Greg Sheffield | greg.sheffield@tdhb.org.nz |
| Mid-Central | Graeme Gillespie | graeme.gillespie@midcentraldhb.govt.nz |
| Hutt Valley & Wairarapa | Keith Fraser | keith.fraser@huttvalleydhb.org.nz |
| Capital and Coast | Russell Cooke | Russell.Cooke@ccdhb.org.nz |
| Nelson-Marlborough | Jo Mickleson | Jo.Mickleson@nmdhb.govt.nz |
| Canterbury & West Coast | Mike James | michael.james@cdhb.health.nz |
| Canterbury & West Coast | Jonathan Amos | Jonathan.Amos@cdhb.health.nz |
| South Canterbury | Carol Murphy | cmurphy@scdhb.health.nz |
| Southern | David Murray | david.murray@southerndhb.govt.nz |