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The Western Australian Department of Health has approved the PSA’s Pharmacist Immunisation Training, adding yet another Australian jurisdiction moving towards pharmacist-delivered vaccinations. Under the WA legislation, pharmacists are recognised as …

The next Community Pharmacy Agreement (6CPA) is the most important issue for community pharmacy owners and their staff and our number one priority at the Guild, national executive director David …

Managing patients with fatigue can present a range of challenges for GPs and other health professionals, so as part of the NPS MedicineWise program Back to basics for fatigue: a …

The Pharmacy Guild supports the Prime Minister’s statement today that while there has been some improvement on Closing the Gap, there is much more to be done. Community pharmacy continues …

Alzheimer’s Australia has urged the Federal Government to expand and continue investment in dementia-specific care and support services such as the Younger Onset Dementia Key Worker Program (YODKWP). “There is …

The Sanofi Pasteur Vaxigrants program is calling upon Australian immunisation providers to submit unique, sustainable and replicable ideas to be in the running for one of four $25,000 grants. Now …

Pharmacists are being urged to support the latest bowel cancer screening campaign from Bowel Cancer Australia, with Professor Peter Carroll from the University of Sydney describing it as a “huge …

As the Close the Gap report is tabled in Parliament today, the Heart Foundation’s Leader on Aboriginal Health, Vicki Wade is joining in the call for Government to stay the …

The PSA believes better utilisation of pharmacists’ skills will result in improved health outcomes and cost‑effectiveness of primary care in GP practices and Aboriginal Health Services. These are just two …

New research highlights that a higher number of GP-type patients are presenting at emergency departments in hospitals in rural North-West Tasmania due to lack of availability of general practice care. …

Last week pharmacy chain Pharmore Pharmacies went into voluntary administration after 23 years as a result of the inability to undertake necessary restructuring of its operations and an overhead structure …

From small beginnings in Victoria in 1995, the Pharmacists’ Support Service is now celebrating 20 years of supporting the profession. This includes expansion to support all Australian pharmacists, pharmacy interns …