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The top 10: work and the workplace
Our review of 2023 continues with a look at our 10 most read stories on issues around the pharmacy workplace and workforce $5000 to become the face of 60-day dispensing …
What is motivating pharmacists?
Pharmacists are being encouraged to have their say on everything from income and job satisfaction to leaving the profession The Pharmacy in Australia: Measuring Employment, Labour decisions and Activity (PAMELA) pharmacist workforce …
Sigma targets $223m through share offer
Sigma Healthcare shareholders are being invited to access new shares as part of a retail entitlement offer Pharmaceutical wholesaler, Sigma Healthcare is aiming to raise $223 million through a retail …
Flood-affected Twomey calls for ‘8CPA now’
Guild president urges government to sign a new Community Pharmacy Agreement “now”, if it wants to help the sector ensure patients are not worse off If the federal government wants …
The top 10: business columns
Next in our review of 2023, our 10 best read business columns for the year Pharmacy’s ‘date that will live in infamy’ The 60-day disaster Aged care medications, who pays? …
The week in review
There’s no prizes for guessing this week’s biggest story: the anticipated announcement of the proposed merger of Chemist Warehouse with Sigma Healthcare As flagged last week, Monday saw the announcement …
“A bit of a kick in the teeth”
Changes are proposed to the structure of the Pharmacy Guild’s national council, and members from one state are unhappy with what may result Concerns have been raised over an impending …
‘Pharmacists must know that they cannot give in to such threats’
A pharmacist’s supply of “extremely large” amounts of S8 and S4D medicines to unknown people were as a result of threats to himself and his family, a tribunal has heard …
‘Patients can sense’ when staff care about their safety: award-winning pharmacist
She says it’s “ordinary work,” but one senior medication safety pharmacist’s streamlined walkarounds are already making a difference – and helping foster a safety culture Sydney’s St George Hospital had …
Guild unconvinced of Sigma alignment
Firm commitments to supporting the current pharmacy ownership rules and to ensuring equitable wholesale services will be required by Sigma, before it can claim to be aligned with the Pharmacy …
Amcal, DDS expansion not impacted by CWH merger
Sigma Healthcare to pursue expansion of its Amcal and Discount Drug Store (DDS) franchises regardless of the outcome of its proposed merger with Chemist Warehouse Group Plans to expand Sigma …
The top 10: Features
We continue our review of 2023 by looking at our 10 best read longer form feature articles for the year Pharmacy Heroes: finding the heroes of pharmacy The crackdown on …