‘Pay all students doing mandatory placements’: Greens
Greens call for the return of free higher education in an amendment motion on the Universities Accord Bill 2024 Students should not be required to work for free as part …
‘Stop celebrating this failure’
Vaping reforms turning people into criminals and driving prices up, senator claims Legislation designed to restrict access to vapes is not working Nationals Senate whip, Senator Ross Cadell says. Speaking …
Guild confirms state branches’ leadership
CAPS representative claims seat on Guild national council, as AEC confirms branch vice presidents NSW-based pharmacist and Community and Pharmacy Support Group (CAPS) activist, Peppe Raso, will join the Pharmacy …
24-hour pharmacies keep patients out of hospital
Pharmacies offering round-the-clock care are helping keep patients out of hospital emergency departments, the South Australian government says More than 50,000 patients have visited Adelaide’s three 24-hour pharmacies in the …
Unpaid placements impacting pharmacy students: NAPSA
NAPSA to put case for the extension of access to Commonwealth Prac Payments to Senate committee Pharmacy students are far from immune to the impacts of placement poverty and should …
Registration numbers top 38k
Another quarter, another record for pharmacist numbers in Australia Pharmacy Board of Australia data released on Monday (19 August 2024) shows the number of registered pharmacists in Australia is above …
PharmX delays results following Fred ruling
PharmX and Fred IT agree on interest and costs ahead of formal orders Pharmacy software provider, PharmX Technologies, has pushed back the announcement of its annual results with the Victorian …
Departures pave the way for MedAdvisor to trim board numbers
Medication management technology provider, MedAdvisor, will reduce the size of its board “to align with the company’s market capitalisation”, with the departures of two non-executive directors. Having expanded the board …
‘Prac payment’ legislation referred to Senate committee
Senate committee to hold inquiry into the government’s proposed Commonwealth Prac Payment program Stakeholders are being invited to make submissions to the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee’s inquiry into …
Game changer for anti-doping efforts
Sport Integrity Australia (SIA) program to help pharmacists protect athletes from accidentally taking prohibited medications and supplements Having pharmacists trained on anti-doping rules, and able to support athletes to make the …
Wipe uni debt for rural pharmacists
Federal government urged to offer incentives including HECS-relief for pharmacists and other health professionals who work in rural areas Governments at both state and federal levels need to collaborate to …
Rural healthcare needs strategic investment
Gaps in Australia’s rural health services are leading to higher numbers of potentially preventable hospitalisations than in urban locations, a report finds Data from the Australian Institute of Health and …