Scope of practice
Government to fund pharmacist consultations
Pharmacies will be paid “up to $38” for consultations as part of a 12-month Commonwealth-funded pharmacist prescribing trial Women will be able to access Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) funded treatment …
Rural health commissioner gives partial blessing for prescribing
Proposals to enable pharmacists to prescribe S8 medicines are being rejected by the National Rural Health Commissioner The Pharmacy Board of Australia is being urged to drop plans to give …
Guild defends Chemist Care Now
AMA Victoria calls for moves to expand pharmacists’ scope of practice to be rolled back warning the state’s Chemist Care Now program is “fundamentally flawed” Moves to enable pharmacists to …
‘Pot of health’ will never empty: Nissen
Pharmacists will continue to contribute more to delivering care for patients, but expanded scope will not reduce demand for healthcare, a leading pharmacist tells the profession “The ‘pot of health’ …
NSW gets fourth full scope program
University of Sydney launches a new Graduate Certificate in Clinical Skills and Prescribing for Pharmacists Pharmacists looking to expand their scope of practice can now apply to undertake the University …
Time for uniformity of pharmacist prescribing: Guild
Nationally consistent pharmacist prescribing frameworks are needed to ensure patients have access to the care they want, the Pharmacy Guild says Data from a YouGov poll undertaken earlier this month …
Services must provide a return: Twomey
Funding will be key to the expansion of the profession’s scope of practice, Guild leader says Australia must appropriately fund pharmacy’s core function of dispensing and additional services, if the profession …
NSW Health ‘committed’ to expanding scope
GP’s resignation from an advisory group will not deter NSW Health from “safely extending the scope of practice for pharmacists” in the state A GP who resigned from NSW Health’s …
Trial patients ‘surprised and delighted by the privacy’ in pharmacy
Patient feedback on services delivered during the NSW pharmacy UTI and resupply of oral contraceptives pilots has been positive, a Guild leader reports Concerns about pharmacist prescribers having awkward conversations with …
State opposition pledges payroll tax cut
NSW opposition leader Kellie Sloane is hoping to woo pharmacy owners with the promise of a reduction in payroll tax ahead of the state election in March 2027Â Payroll tax …
Doc quits NSW Health’s pharmacy advisory group
Safety concerns raised by doctors about moves to expand pharmacists’ scope of practice are being ignored by NSW Health, a GP claims NSW Health is facing accusations of ignoring the advice of …
‘Scope of practice is not about us’: Twomey
Changes to pharmacists’ scope of practice must focus on the needs of the patient and the health system, the Guild’s national president says Moves to expand the profession’s scope of …