Protecting personal information ‘top priority’: Kind
MediSecure data breach, a reminder for businesses to be vigilant of cyber threats Pharmacies and other businesses should review the customer data they hold and delete unnecessary information to protect …
Quality trumps quantity for brand growth
Expansion will not come at the expense of the brand’s reputation, a leading banner group says Sigma Healthcare is “not just chasing numbers”, in its efforts to expand its Amcal …
MediSecure attack unlikely to be last
Healthcare businesses urged to be vigilant following last week’s large-scale data breach of e-script provider MediSecure National Cyber Security Coordinator, Lieutenant General Michelle McGuinness, is warning healthcare providers that while …
Let us ‘finish the job’: Guild leader
With negotiations for the 8CPA ongoing one Guild state branch leader says “it is vital” that those currently involved in the process are backed in the organisation’s ongoing election Pharmacy …
Budget gets mixed review from CAPS
Temporary freezes on PBS co-payments and the introduction of a 3.6% indexation on dispensing fees are welcome steps but government could have gone further, advocacy group claims Tuesday’s Federal Budget …
Dollar discount decision ‘weak-kneed’
Government accused of caving to the demands of the Guild with Federal Budget measure Changes to the dollar discount announced in Tuesday’s Federal Budget are being viewed as the government giving …
Same jab, same pay plea
Local government vaccination service providers should receive the same fees as pharmacies for administering shots, a politician says Former nurse turned politician, Georgie Crozier, is calling on the Victorian government …
Budget a fail for NAPSA
Pharmacy students to continue push for access to placement payments Opportunities to bolster diversity within the pharmacy profession is being hindered by the government’s failure to extend its Commonwealth Prac …
Removing dollar discount ‘a backward step’: CWH
Budget measure will increase medication costs for vulnerable patients, discounter warns Government plans to phase out the dollar discount on Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) listed products, are “an anti-competitive backward step”, …
‘Real close’ to 8CPA deal: Guild
Guild leaders confident they are close to securing a deal for the 8CPA Following Tuesday night’s Federal Budget pharmacy owners are being urged to get ready for an announcement on …
Demise of dollar discount ‘goes against the grain’
Price freezes for PBS co-payments welcomed, but think tank queries benefits of ditching the dollar discount Experts from the Grattan Institute are questioning the government’s decision to phase out the …
NIPVIP payments to be indexed to MBS
Government to invest $631.1 million to support access to vaccination services Fees paid to pharmacists for administering vaccinations through the National Immunisation Program (NIP) will be indexed in line with …