Political
Union backs insourcing public hospital pharmacy services
Plans for South Australia Pharmacy to take over the management of pharmacy services at two public hospitals are being welcomed by a union South Australia’s decision to move to insource …
Butler confirms new PBS listings for July
July will be a “bumper month for cheaper medicines” with treatments for cancer and chronic conditions being listed on the PBS, the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing says Patients …
Prevention is better than cure
Guild backs AMA’s call for investment in preventative medicine in bid to tackle ambulance ramping crisis Federal, state and territory governments are being urged to look to primary care to …
Hospital pharmacists join industrial action
“Insulting and disrespectful” pay offers push allied health professionals – including hospital pharmacists – into a work stoppage Health Services Union members vote for stop-work action in Victoria after the …
Expand prac payments now: Haines
Healthcare students should not have to rely on their “family’s money” to get through mandatory placements, an independent MP says Australia “can’t afford to wait” to deliver financial support to …
‘Half-baked’ pharmacy vape model ‘has not worked’: Nationals
Government’s prescription vaping model is “feeding organised crime” and weakening public health, an opposition MP says Australia is facing a public health crisis as a result of the government’s policy …
24-hour pharmacy limits hospital visits
Pharmacies operating round the clock are delivering “better care” and keeping patients out of hospital, a South Australian Assembly member says Out-of-hours visits to South Australia’s first 24/7 pharmacy have surpassed 600,000 since …
PSA leadership team elected
The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has announced its new leadership group Professor Mark Naunton MPS has been re-elected as PSA national president for the upcoming term commencing 1 July. Naunton …
‘Safe prescribing requires safe systems’: RACGP
Coalition of healthcare providers urges caution over moves to authorise pharmacists to prescribe Health ministers and regulators are being advised to put patient safety first, as the Pharmacy Board of Australia considers measures to expand …
Queensland moves online pharmacy legislation
State government introduces legislation to strengthen pharmacy ownership laws Queensland’s Crisafulli government is moving legislation to tighten restrictions around online pharmacies, with a proposed amendment to the Pharmacy Business Ownership …
Concerns raised over NSW cannabis-driving reforms
Changes to how drivers are penalised if they have medicinal cannabis in their bloodstream are inconsistent with other impairment laws, surgeons warn Proposed reforms to halt automatic bans for drivers with medicinal …
Health leaders back GP pharmacists
Government urged to invest in general practice pharmacists to improve quality use of medicines Representatives from pharmacy, GP and nursing organisations are calling for increased funding to be provided to embed pharmacists within general …