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Extension of pandemic entitlements for health sector employees
What you need to know: a guide by Stephanie McGrath What is Schedule X? On 8 April 2020 the Fair Work Commission issued a decision on pandemic leave for Health Sector …
A record new low
The Reserve Bank has recently cut interest rates to a record new low. Natalie Sirianni predicts what impact this may have on pharmacy values At its meeting on Tuesday 3 …
The new normal
As Australia starts to look at life in a COVID-normal environment, Steph McGrath explores how pharmacists, their colleagues and employees are adapting to the consequences of the pandemic As the …
It’s just not cricket
Wearing varieties of beige may have worked for a former Australian cricket captain, but a beige pharmacy won’t survive or prosper, say Bruce Annabel and Mal Scrymgeour Cricket is an …
Budget 2020: What you need to know
What does the 2020/21 Federal Budget mean for community pharmacy? Victoria Le from Peak Strategies identifies the key announcements Last Tuesday night Federal Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, delivered the federal …
What’s on the market?
A look at the five key steps you need to complete to find the right pharmacy to buy By Natalie Sirianni, director, Attain Business Brokers Finding a pharmacy to buy …
The pandemic problem
The last couple of months have seen a resurgence of the coronavirus in Australia, with Victoria forced into a lockdown of unprecedented severity. What impact have recent developments had on …
Not being Walmart
Successful discounters have a model for success. If you want to compete and thrive you need to have your own well-formulated strategy, say Bruce Annabel and Mal Scrymgeour At first …
Are you audit ready?
The best way to survive an audit is to be prepared, writes Stephanie McGrath Each State and Territory in Australia has its own Act governing pharmacy ownership in respect of …
7CPA: not everything is as it seems
Is the 7CPA merely a case of community pharmacy retaining the ‘status quo’? Or does it offer the opportunity for a broader future? Bruce Annabel and Mal Scrymgeour investigate Portuguese …
Changing your pharmacy name?
Don’t forget that you need regulatory approval at both a state and federal level, says Sarah Stoddart Changing the name of your pharmacy can be an exciting time. It might …
The rent outlook
What impact is the pandemic having on pharmacy rents? Phil Chapman gives the latest developments, and casts his eyes to the future The half-way mark of the government’s original pandemic …