NSW in danger of falling behind
NSW “desperately” needs a real-time monitoring tool, according to a leading GP Professor Charlotte Hespe, Chair of RACGP NSW and ACT, has told newsGP that the need for such a …
Pharmacist named NSW Aboriginal Woman of the Year
From the small town of Trangie to a network of like-minded Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health professionals, it’s community that’s been at the heart of Faye McMillan’s work Associate …
The week in review
APP2019 might be over, but the pharmacy sector didn’t slow down, with a big week in industrial relations and other business matters Workers at three distribution centres for Chemist Warehouse …
World news wrapup: 14 March 2019
Patients suffer vision loss after receiving allegedly adulterated eye injections; Boots pharmacists vote for union representation; pharmacist facing charges after unsecured methadone stolen Dallas, Texas: A federal court has ordered …
It’s over for API-Sigma merger
Sigma’s Board has rejected the API proposal to take it over as not in the best interest of Sigma shareholders The non-binding indicative proposal from API to acquire all Sigma’s …
New post-discharge pilot
A new trial service to help patients better manage their medication after they leave hospital will be launched in Melbourne on Thursday Poor medication management during or immediately after a …
Pharmacists better at following UTI algorithm
When Canadian pharmacists gained the ability to prescribe contraceptives and UTI treatments, the Government wouldn’t pay them… until patients themselves stepped in Speaking at the APP conference on the Gold …
The week in review
All eyes were on the Gold Coast this week, as more than 6,000 pharmacists and industry players headed to the Australian Pharmacy Professional conference The biggest news of the week …
Priceline’s shop workers to get a raise
Priceline’s new enterprise bargaining agreement will help address the gender pay gap, says the SDA The SDA – the union for workers in retail, fast food and warehousing – has …
Rural vision for the future
Taroom Pharmacy is the first prize winner for Best Video in the Pharmacy Guild’s 2019 video competition for rural, regional and remote pharmacies across Australia The second prize, the People’s …
NPSA head talks potential DHL entry to CSO
Sigma and NPSA’s Mark Hooper has said he hopes for a swift resolution of the API/Sigma merger, and addressed the potential for DHL to enter the CSO Mr Hooper, president …
Hospital pharmacists welcome policies
The SHPA has welcomed comment on the “critical” importance of safely managing medicines for patients moving between the hospital and the home at APP on the Gold Coast yesterday Society …