Community Pharmacy Agreement
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora contracts with more than 1000 community pharmacies throughout New Zealand to provide pharmacy services to all.
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Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora contracts with more than 1000 community pharmacies throughout New Zealand to provide pharmacy services to all New Zealanders.
Integrated Community Pharmacy Services Agreement (ICPSA)
Agreements
Agreements
For contract year 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025
NAAR 2024 Variation 6 (for providers’ consideration)
- Generic Letter of Offer ICPSA Variation 6 (PDF 373KB)
- Generic Letter of Offer ICPSA Variation 6 (DOCX 267KB)
Integrated Community Pharmacy Services Agreement incorporating Variation 6 amendments 2024
- ICPSA incorporating Variation 6 amendments 2024 (PDF 1.1MB)
- ICPSA incorporating Variation 6 amendments 2024 (DOCX 330KB)
Integrated Community Pharmacy Services Agreement incorporating Variation 5 amendments 2023
- ICPSA incorporating Variation 5 amendments 2023 (PDF 1.1MB)
Last updated 11 October 2023 - ICPSA incorporating Variation 5 amendments 2023 (DOCX 238KB)
Last updated 11 October 2023
Compulsory variation (effective 1 July 2024)
- Compulsory variation 1 July 2024 (PDF, 170KB)
- Compulsory variation 1 July 2024 (DOCX, 69KB)
Last updated 17 June 2024
1 July 2024 - ICPSA incorporating the compulsory variation of 1 July 2024
Variation 5 (effective 1 December 2023)
Variation 5 (effective 1 December 2023)
- Changes to the ICPSA Variation 5 (PDF, 200KB)
- Changes to the ICPSA Variation 5 (DOCX, 75KB)
Last updated 11 October 2023 - Generic Letter of Offer ICPSA Variation 5 (PDF, 629KB)
- Generic Letter of Offer ICPSA Variation 5 (DOCX, 353KB)
Last updated 11 October 2023
National Annual Agreement Review
The Integrated Community Pharmacy Services Agreement (NAAR) provides that, before 1 July each year, there will be a national review of the nationally-consistent parts and service schedules of the Agreement, and possibly any or all parts of Schedule 3B. The review will consider reasonable cost pressure adjustments, and any other matters identified as important by Te Whatu Ora or pharmacies.
NAAR should be completed by June each year so any changes can be adopted on 1 July.
Terms of reference
Terms of reference
National Annual Agreement Review Terms of Reference (PDF, 194KB)
Last updated July 2018
The ICPSA enables an Expert Advisory Group (EAG) to advise on pharmacy and pharmacist services generally and consider changes to the agreement if required.
EAG Terms of Reference (PDF, 198KB)
Last updated February 2024
EAG Terms of Reference (DOCX, 95KB)
Last updated February 2024
NAAR 2024
Meeting 8: 21 October 2024
Meeting 8: 21 October 2024
Meeting 7: 10 September 2024
Meeting 7: 10 September 2024
Meeting 6: 30 August 2024
Meeting 6: 30 August 2024
Meeting 5: 19 August 2024
Meeting 5: 19 August 2024
Meeting 4: 11 July 2024
Meeting 4: 11 July 2024
Meeting 3: 21 May 2024
Meeting 3: 21 May 2024
Meeting 2: 4 April 2024
Meeting 2: 4 April 2024
Meeting 1: 19 February 2024
NAAR 2023
Meeting 5: 21 August 2023
Meeting 5: 21 August 2023
Meeting 4: 9 August 2023
Meeting 4: 9 August 2023
Meeting 3: 25 July 2023
Meeting 3: 25 July 2023
NAAR minutes - Meeting 3 (PDF, 395KB)
NAAR statement - Meeting 3 (PDF, 141KB)
Minutes and statements available in DOCX version below:
Meeting 2: 10 July 2023
Meeting 2: 10 July 2023
NAAR minutes - Meeting 2 (PDF, 408KB)
Last updated July 2023
NAAR statement - Meeting 2 (PDF, 131KB)
Last updated July 2023
Minutes and statements available in DOCX version below
Meeting 1: 24 May 2023
Meeting 1: 24 May 2023
NAAR minutes - Meeting 1, Part 1 (PDF, 435KB)
Last updated June 2023
NAAR statement - Meeting 1, Part 1 (PDF, 133KB)
Last updated June 2023
Minutes and statements available in DOCX version below
Service information
Co-Dispensed Opioid Services (CDOS)
Co-Dispensed Opioid Services (CDOS)
CDOS Operational Guidelines (PDF, 488KB)
Last updated August 2015
Clozapine
Clozapine
Clozapine Protocol (PDF, 333KB)
Last updated October 2018
Community pharmacies should be familiar with the Medsafe datasheets for all funded brands of clozapine. These are available at Medsafe’s page of datasheets. For more information, refer to Schedule 3A.4 in the ICPSA.
Long-Term Conditions (LTC)
Long-Term Conditions (LTC)
Guide to the Community Pharmacy Long Term Conditions Service (PDF, 1 MB)
Last updated September 2014
Long Term Condition Service Protocol (PDF, 324KB)
Last updated October 2018
Community Pharmacy Anti-coagulation Management Services (CPAMS)
Community Pharmacy Anti-coagulation Management Services (CPAMS)
CPAMS NAAR 2022 Report (DOCX, 457KB)
Last updated February 2023
Standard Operating Procedure (PDF, 219KB)
Last updated November 2013
Standing orders for CPAMS (PDF, 491KB)
Last updated November 2013
CPAMS Providers List (PDF, 201KB)
Last updated September 2022
National Quality Report Jan-Jun 2022 (PDF, 624KB)
Last updated October 2022
CPAMS fact sheet for patients (PDF, 71KB)
Last updated May 2024
CPAMS fact sheet for primary and community care (PDF, 110KB)
Last updated May 2024
Age-Related Residential Care (ARRC) Pharmacy Services
Age-Related Residential Care (ARRC) Pharmacy Services
Residents in Aged Residential Care facilities are eligible to use the service. A key component of this service is delivery of prescribed medicines to facilities.
A ‘reasonable interpretation’ of the Age Related Residential Care Service Specifications has been created to support you work with GPs and ARRC facilities to provide pharmacy services. It provides guidance to help you understand what services you are and are not funded to provide and what is realistically expected of you. Contact your Portfolio Manager for more information.
Reasonable interpretation of the ARC Service Specifications (PDF, 482KB)
Last updated November 2018
Immunisation Services
Immunisation Services
Interim Statement - Lifespan of pharmaceutical fridges for vaccine storage (PDF 69KB)
Operational Planning Guide funded vaccines in community pharmacy March 2024 (PDF 773KB)
Last updated March 2024
Operational Planning Guide funded vaccines in community pharmacy March 2024 (PDF 675KB)
Last updated March 2024
Letter Funded vaccines available from vaccinating pharmacy (PDF 116KB)
Last updated March 2024
Letter Funded vaccines available from vaccinating pharmacy (PDF 429KB)
Last updated March 2024
Pharmacy Vaccination Checklist, September 2024 (DOCX 267KB)
Pharmacy Vaccination Checklist, September 2024 (PDF 143KB)
Pharmacist Vaccinator upskilling training to become Authorised Vaccinators – ‘Extending vaccinator skills (whole-of-life)’