Welcome to health
Guild welcomes LNP’s new Health Minister nominee amidst criticism of previous Medicare comments Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced that Senator Anne Ruston would be the Health Minister in a …
‘A tax on younger pharmacists’
Guild president calls for the removal of accreditation fees, but says community pharmacy pay situation is improving Accreditation fees for pharmacists represent a ‘tax on younger pharmacists’ and should be …
Once more to close the breach
Data security is of ever-growing importance to pharmacy, with mandatory reporting requirements and the risk of new threats, even from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine While we are all horrified by …
The top ten
Practice advice, regulatory issues and Chemist Warehouse were our most clicked stories over the last month These were the top ten stories on our website from 10 March to 11 …
Taking vaccination to the people
Irfan Hashmi was recognised for his work in promoting vaccinations to immigrant communities. He talks about how the pandemic has allowed him to deepen community connections Irfan Hashmi was recently …
“We’ve been so inspired by watching everyone rise to the challenge”
“I think a lot of students don’t understand the full picture of community pharmacy”: NAPSA president Verity Boustead, talks about why she’s positive about pharmacy’s future “I think a lot …
Pharmacy at the centre of the pandemic
“We’ve had a traumatic time… in a couple of waves of the pandemic”: Catherine Bronger discusses coping with crisis, and how we can deal with medicines affordability and practice …
‘For the first time in two years I feel my head above water’
Anthony Tassone discusses pharmacy life in the Victorian lockdown and his thoughts on achieving full scope of practice We spoke to Anthony Tassone, president of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia …
Keeping up to date
What’s next on the pharmacy events calendar? The Australian Association of Consultant Pharmacy (AACP) will hold its 18th Annual Consultant Clinical Pharmacy Seminar ConPharm at Sea World Resort Gold Coast, Qld, …
Barriers still blocking Diabetes MedsCheck program
While uptake of Diabetes MedsChecks is still low, pharmacists are finding benefits, but also shortfalls, in the program Barriers continue to inhibit the Diabetes MedsChecks (DMC) program from reaching more …
Pharmacy facing rent “game changer”
Rents could increase dramatically due to a combination of pandemic, inflationary and property market changes Speaking to AJP at the recent APP2022 conference, Phil Chapman, director of Lease1 says the …
An opportunity squandered
The Federal Government has failed to adequately address medicines affordability in the Budget, Guild says, as small business wins a number of concessions The Pharmacy Guild of Australia says the …