Access to Commonwealth Prac Payments a necessity: NAPSA
Senate committee urged to back calls for placement payments for pharmacy students Students undertaking mandatory unpaid placements should be financially supported by the government, the National Australian Pharmacy Students’ Association …
Senator backs call to abolish junior rates
“Workers deserve to be paid for the work that they perform, regardless of the year that they were born”, a government senator says Australia’s community pharmacy sector is being urged …
Guild to highlight dangers of vapes
Patients looking to access nicotine vaping products from 1 October 2024 are likely to struggle to find pharmacies selling them, the Guild warns Many pharmacies will opt not to sell …
Medicines shortages – ‘this is not okay’
Government urged to talk to rural pharmacists about the persistent issues impacting Australia’s medicines supply chain “No other country has had the same issues” as Australia when it comes to …
‘There’s more work to do’ to support students
Government backbencher acknowledges pharmacy students’ pleas for placement support Current plans for Commonwealth Prac Payments are a first step in easing financial pressures on students, Labor’s Peter Khalil says. Speaking …
Slade secures provisional AdPha accreditation
AdPha grants “group-wide” provision accreditation for Slade Pharmacy to run its resident training program Hospital pharmacy group, Slade Pharmacy has received national accreditation to deliver the Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) …
Cost-of-living measures ‘do not compete’: Department of Health
Patient savings delivered by cutting the PBS general co-payment and 60-day dispensing are “not directly comparable”, health department spokesperson says Cheaper medicines policies implemented by the government are designed …
NSW leapfrogs Queensland for broadest scope
GP shortage prompts state government to accelerate expansion of pharmacists’ scope of practice Pharmacists in NSW will soon be able to treat patients for a broad range of conditions as …
Costs putting conference attendance out of reach
Pharmacy may be one of the healthcare system’s most accessible points, but rising costs are making the profession’s conferences inaccessible for many Registration fees and rising travel and accommodation costs …
Shingrix access expansion welcomed
Patient groups back improved NIP access to Shingrix for primary and secondary immunodeficient patients aged 18 years and older The Government’s decision to extend access to Shingrix for anyone aged …
Co-payment cuts trump 60-day savings: Guild
Efforts to curb patient spending on medicines are generating savings the government says, but some measures are having a greater impact than others, a Guild leader believes Cuts to the …
Email compromise a growing threat
Ransomware events dominate headlines, but social engineering attacks are increasingly impacting small business, insurance broker warns Cyber insurance claims data for the first half of 2024 shows healthcare businesses are …