Pharmacies will get more power to provide funded medication from June.

Government is proposing to expand the role of community pharmacists, allowing them to assess patients and provide funded treatment for common conditions like infections, head lice, and minor illnesses.

The move aims to make healthcare faster, cheaper, and more accessible while easing pressure on GPs.

Nick speaks to co-founder/spokesperson for the Independent Community Pharmacy Group Clive Cannons. Cannon's also runs his own pharmacy Clive’s Chemist in Wainuiomata.

Cannon's shares his insight onto the move - which his pharmacy has been trialling for the last few years. 

He says while pharmacists have already been doing this, this is a win as they can provide the medication to patients - funded.

Cannon also tells Nick about how he expects pharmacies to look like in the future, and if this power could expand.

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