Letter of Expectations
The Minister of Health's expectations for Pharmac's strategic direction and the specific priorities for the following three years are reflected in a letter of expectations.
A letter of expectations can be issued at any time, but normally coincides with the development of the Statement of Performance Expectations (SPE) as the SPE must reflect the content of the letter of expectations.
Our response
Pharmac has begun publishing its response to the Minister's letter of expectations. These are are linked under each relevant letter from the Minister.
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Pharmac Review
Further to the Letter of Expectations, in June 2022 the Minister shared his expectations of Pharmac following the release of the Pharmac Review report.
Previous letters of expectations
Letter of Expectations 2021/22 [PDF, 251 KB]
Pharmac's response to the Letter of Expectations 2021/22 [PDF, 220 KB]
Letter of Expectations 2020/21 [PDF, 335 KB]
Pharmac's response to the Minister's Letter of Expectations - 20/21 [PDF, 226 KB]
Letter of Expectations 2019/20 [PDF, 286 KB]
Letter of Expectations 2018/19 [PDF, 247 KB]
Letter of Expectations 2017/18 [PDF, 179 KB]
Letter of Expectations 2016/17 [PDF, 180 KB]
Letter of Expectations 2015/16 [PDF, 72 KB]
Letter of Expectations 2014/15 [PDF, 386 KB]
Letter of Expectations 2013/14 [PDF, 166 KB]
Letter of Expectations 2012/13 [PDF, 284 KB]
Letter of Expectations 2011/12 [PDF, 123 KB]
Letter of Expectations 2010/11 [PDF, 97 KB]
Letter of Expectations 2009/10 [PDF, 250 KB]