Reports and Publications
As a Government agency with a purpose defined in law, we're accountable to Parliament and the Minister of Health for the work we undertake. As part of our accountability, we prepare two main statutory documents each year to describe the work we plan to undertake (the Statement of Intent), and in our Annual Report we outline what we have achieved in relation to our stated workplan.
In addition, we publish the Annual Review, a more detailed summary of pharmaceutical usage patterns in New Zealand. The Annual Review also comments on issues of interest in the pharmaceutical sector in New Zealand, and internationally.
Statement of Intent
The Statement of Intent is tabled in Parliament at the beginning of each financial year, and outlines the work we intend to do in the coming financial year. It provides an overview of our strategic priorities as well as specific performance targets and measures. You can download our Statement of Intent here.
Annual Reports
The Annual Report is our main reporting mechanism to Parliament, and is usually tabled in late October. The Annual Report outlines our performance compared to the performance targets set in the previous year's Statement of Intent. You can download our most recent Annual Report here.
Annual Reviews
We've published an Annual Review since 1995. This provides a more detailed summary of pharmaceutical usage patterns than the Annual Report, and also discusses issues of interest around pharmaceuticals. The Review is designed with a broad readership in mind and contains information on pharmaceutical prescribing over time, as well as highlighting the work we undertake in Optimal Use of medicines and working for DHBs. You can download the latest Annual Review here.
To obtain hard copies of any of these publications, visit our online order service www.pharmaconline.co.nz.
Page updated on 15 Feb 2008
