We at CCPG welcome Sarah Tester as our new Admin Support and Coordinator. Sarah started with us at the start of December and since then has been busy learning all about our systems and processes. An archivist by training Sarah brings new skills to our team and we plan to harness these as we work together.

Congratulations to the team at Leeston Pharmacy for their excellent engagement with Patient Safety Week 2017 promoting medication safety. The team celebrated with a $200 morning tea courtesy of Health Quality Safety Commission.

Congratulations to Sandra Sullivan who has been awarded Canterbury's top intern for 2017. Sandra interned at Unichem Bishopdale Pharmacy and is pictured here with Angela Blackwood, branch president of PSNZ. We wish Sandra well in her future career as a pharmacist.

World Smoke Free Day Internationally, World Smokefree Day is known as World No Tobacco Day, and is celebrated annually on 31 May. World Smokefree Day is celebrated and delivered at a local level through the theme being applied to current initiatives and priorities. Regional teams provide a collaborative approach and touchpoints for anyone wanting to get involved. The objectives of World Smokefree Day (WSFD) in New Zealand are: •raising awareness and contributing to the achievement of th...

The 24 Hour Surgery has now opened its doors to the public at 401 Madras Street. The Urgent Pharmacy (Ch.ch.) Ltd continues to operate on the corner of Bealey Ave & Colombo Street.