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Australia an exemplar on global issues
Having attended the World Health Assembly in Geneva as part of the FIP delegation this month, one leading pharmacist shares some key takeaways Tom Simpson FANZCAP (Lead&Mgmt), national president of …
What Healthscope’s collapse means for pharmacy
The fall of troubled hospital operator Healthscope has raised questions about job security and how corporatisation fits into healthcare models, including pharmacy The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has joined a …
Stakeholder blames insurers for private sector crisis
Fifty-year-old private hospital to close in what one stakeholder calls an “insurer-induced viability crisis” Former pharmacist and now Australian Medical Association Queensland president Dr Nick Yim has spoken to ABC …
PSA Faye McMillan conference grants awarded
In marking National Reconciliation Week from 27 May to 3 June 2025, the PSA has announced the recipients of the third annual PSA Faye McMillan Conference Grant The grant supports the continued professional …
‘This service is an absolute lifesaver’
Evaluation report for a scope of practice pilot shows high levels of patient satisfaction and “zero serious safety concerns” Almost one-in-20 patients who have accessed care through the Victorian …
MACs need support, resourcing: author
A new national audit led by Monash University has shed light on how medication use is governed in Australian residential aged care The audit has revealed wide variation in the …
Metformin shortages prompt SSSI
Pharmacists get green light to substitute metformin 1000 mg immediate-release tablets under SSSI The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has issued a Serious Scarcity Substitution Instrument (SSSI) in response to shortages …
GP pharmacists hit ‘tipping point’
“We’re not just knocking on doors anymore—we’re being welcomed in,” says one leading pharmacist, of the change in the way GPs see practice pharmacists It was standing-room only at a …
EBOS sheds value in sell-down
Terry White owner EBOS’ top market investor offloaded hundreds of millions of dollars in stock to pursue “other growth opportunities” The price of the listed wholesaler fell 5% in Thursday’s …
Wholesale puts Wesfarmers Health behind target
Wesfarmers’ managing director told investors its health portfolio is tracking behind where it the company would like it to be, as the company deals with slower supply chain cost reductions …
‘Unrestrained access to large amounts of sodium bicarbonate’
Vials of sodium bicarbonate were taken from numerous locations, including a resuscitation trolley, trolleys elsewhere in Emergency, and ambulance staff’s re-stocking cupboard, in a case where a woman died after …
World news wrapup: 29 May 2025
Year-long scripts across the Tasman; GP pharmacist manipulated systems to prescribe; tax returns catch out “ghosting pharmacy” Wellington, New Zealand: Health Minister Simeon Brown and Associate Health Minister David Seymour …