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Pharmacy focused on future of primary care
Guild’s Pharmacy Groups Symposium closes with a call for health ministers to give the profession certainty on the endorsement for the use of scheduled medicines State and Territory health ministers …
Bankers want to see your business plan
Pharmacy owners and aspiring proprietors looking for finance need to be able to show lenders their business plan, a healthcare banking expert says Pharmacists need to be clear about their …
Full scope on paper, support in practice
Raven’s Recruitment operations manager David Shaw looks at the questions pharmacists should ask before accepting a new role A pharmacist reads an advertisement promising expanded scope, a consulting room and …
Your pharmacy’s next growth opportunity may already be in your database
Growing your business does not always require finding new customers, Peak Strategies’ head of marketing, Sarah Rendell writes When pharmacy owners think about growth, the focus is often on attracting …
Over the horizon
What might be some of the outcomes of a ninth community pharmacy agreement, and what changes could these bring to community pharmacy? In the field of business, and in the …
You think you’re safe – until you’re not
Artificial intelligence has seamlessly woven itself into our daily routines, impacting almost everything we do whether we realise it or not, Peak Strategies director Priya Narsing writes As business owners, …
Cyber insurance premiums fall, but healthcare a concern
Competition in the cyber insurance market is driving premiums downwards, but insurers remain cautious about the healthcare space Healthcare businesses are being closely watched by underwriters as cyber insurance premiums fall …
‘Get in front of the curve’
Pharmacy owners need to “start controlling their destiny” when it comes to lease negotiations and engage with landlords early, Lease1 director, Phil Chapman says Competitive activity in the retail rental …
Consolidated standards, clearer expectations
What the new Pharmacy Board guidelines mean for your practice, by Stephanie McGrath, principal at Twenty20 Legal In April 2026, the Pharmacy Board of Australia released its consolidated Guidelines on …
The Grattan report—the stroke of the pen?
Pharmacy profitability and viability is heavily dependent upon government policy. Implementing any of the changes proposed by the recent Grattan report could spell disaster for many businesses On 15 August …
Building the future pharmacy workforce
Raven’s Recruitment’s David Shaw looks at why employers should consider sponsoring overseas-trained pharmacy graduates A regional pharmacy owner sits down after another long day behind the dispensary counter. The team …
What is the future of pharmacy?
Pharmacists are optimistic about the direction of the profession, as scope of practice delivers fresh opportunities, according to pharmacy business experts Peak Strategies Delegates at the Pharmacy Forum in Perth …