2025 Communications Survey

Kia ora and welcome!

Thank you for taking the time to answer the following questions.

We want to make sure that the information you receive from us is useful and helps you to fully understand our role as regulator.

The survey is anonymous, and will ask what communication channels you use, what information you’d like to get, and how often you’d like to hear from us. 

If you have any questions or comments about the survey, or if you're not currently receiving our newsletter and would like to be added to the mailing list, feel free to contact us by emailing enquiries@pharmacycouncil.org.nz.

Ngā mihi

The Pharmacy Council Team

1.Are you:

A pharmacist or pharmacist prescriber with a practising APC (registered current)

A pharmacist or pharmacist prescriber with a non-practising APC (registered inactive)

A pharmacist technician

An intern pharmacist

Other

2.We currently send out a quarterly newsletter and ad hoc emails with updates on key issues.
Do you read our newsletter?

Yes, every time I receive it

Sometimes

I don’t receive it

I don’t read it (please tell us why)

3.Do you read our ad hoc emails?

Yes, every time I receive one

Sometimes

I don’t receive these

I don’t read it (please tell us why)

6.What would you like to hear about?

Updates on the Pharmacy Council’s work

Use of funds

Information about Council’s role

General articles on pharmacy

Council news

Important updates about the sector

Information about Council’s team

Reminders and information about pharmacist practice

Any other topics?

7.To me an ideal newsletter…

Takes less than ten minutes to read

Is presented fully in my email so I can easily scroll through

Has a link leading me to a website where I can read more

Has more graphics and charts than text

Presents short updates then links to the articles

I don’t have a preference

8.I would like to receive the newsletter …

Monthly, with no other communication

Quarterly, with ad hoc emails for important updates

Every time there is important information to be shared

I have no preference

9.Which statement do you think best describes the Pharmacy Council’s role? 

The Pharmacy Council:

supports pharmacists to do the best they can

protects the public by making sure pharmacists are competent and fit to practise

makes sure that the pharmacy sector is strong and effective

is responsible for identifying and correcting pharmacist mistakes

None of the above

10.Is there anything else you’d like to tell us?