Mr Bernie McKone, of Cromwell, ONZM, for services to the pharmaceutical sector
Mr Bernie McKone, of Cromwell, for services to the pharmaceutical sector
Bernie McKone was a member of the New Zealand College of Pharmacists Academic Advisory Board and the New Zealand Pharmacy Education and Research Foundation Board. He was a member of the Ministry of Health’s Registering Authority of Pharmacists and the Medicines Classification Committee. He led the Pharmacy Professions Governance implementation of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 and helped set up clinical pharmacist services in general practices in Southland. He normalised conversation around men’s health through radio shows, event stalls, and the Men’s Health Expert website. He was a Gore Hospital Board Member, Chair of the New Zealand College of Pharmacists, and President of the Pharmaceutical Society. Mr McKone has been President of Southland Football Referees Association, Chair of Southland Rugby Board, and a Gore Rotary Club member.