Scope of practice
RACGP wants to play part in Tassie UTI trial
GP body seeks seat on Tasmania’s pharmacist prescribing trial’s working group Having previously walked away from steering groups for pilot programs looking at expanding pharmacists’ scope of practice, the …
Pharmacists must highlight ‘full potential and worth’
Scope of practice review is an opportunity for pharmacists to push for a greater role in primary healthcare Pharmacists are being urged to contribute to the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s …
Prescribing pilot recruitment underway
Pharmacists are being urged to sign up for a new prescribing trial Community pharmacists looking to participate in Victoria’s expanded scope of practice pilot will be required to meet specific …
Prescribing trial to boost healthcare access
Doctors to diagnose and delegate prescribing to pharmacists as part of pilot program Pharmacists are set to be authorised to prescribe medications for aged care residents and patients in rural …
Fund HMR program outside 8CPA
New direct-to-pharmacist funding model needed to ensure viability of Home Medicines Review (HMR) program, consultant pharmacists claim Consultant pharmacists are calling on the government to fund the HMR program outside …
APC opens applications for aged care pharmacist training courses
Education providers can now apply to have their medication management review (MMR) and aged care on-site pharmacist training programs accredited The Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) is now accepting applications for …
Doctors walk away from another pharmacy trial
AMA quits Victorian clinical advisory group ahead of pharmacy prescribing trial “Serious and escalating concerns” over Victoria’s planned pharmacist prescribing pilot are behind the Australian Medical Association’s (AMA’s) decision …
Second round of pharmacist prescriber training consultations underway
Stakeholders invited to participate in the second round of public consultations for the accreditation standards for pharmacist prescriber education programs The Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) has commenced its second phase …
Grassroots GPs back scope expansion: Twomey
General practitioners in northern Queensland are happily supporting efforts to expand pharmacists’ scope of practice Despite criticism from medical organisations GPs are happy to see pharmacists play a greater role …
NSW ‘keen’ to expand pharmacists’ scope
NSW is set to implement a state-wide scope of practice trial mirroring the North Queensland Pharmacy Scope of Practice Pilot Expanding community pharmacists’ scope of practice will deliver benefits to …
Full scope now essential to health system
Government urged to “heed the warnings of the Intergenerational Report” and utilise pharmacists to the top of their scope of practice Australia needs to engage pharmacists to work to their …
Let doctors diagnose and pharmacists prescribe
Pharmacist prescribing could cut medication use and improve patient outcomes, expert claims Patients could be better off if doctors were to deliver diagnoses and leave decisions around medications to pharmacists, …