Work & the workplace
‘Full scope doesn’t mean free scope’: Union
Professional Pharmacists Australia members at National Pharmacies are set to take protected action to secure improved staffing levels and pay Staffing and pay rates are not keeping pace with the expansion …
‘Suitability gap’ limiting pharmacy workforce
Employers are struggling to find suitable candidates for roles across the pharmacy sector, new data from Jobs and Skills Australia reveals Shortages of pharmacists are persisting, with the community pharmacy …
No deal – doctors vote for industrial action
Doctors step up industrial action as pay deal rejected Systemic understaffing combined with unsustainable working hours are pushing doctors across Victoria to take action, the state branch of the Australian Salaried …
Supporting research ‘within a pharmacist’s normal working day’
The profession needs support to contribute to research through “visible” career pathways, mentoring and integration into everyday practice, say leading researchers In developing the next generation of the pharmacy workforce, …
‘Violence against healthcare workers is never acceptable’: Guild
Guild pledges to push for greater protection for pharmacists following assault of a proprietor Individuals who attack frontline health professionals need to feel the full force of the law a …
Doctors follow pharmacists’ lead to land new deal
Victorian doctors are hoping to mirror the success of the state’s public sector hospital pharmacists in securing improved pay and conditions Medical professionals working across Victoria’s public health system are …
‘You can be waiting weeks and weeks… to hear anything back’
Pharmacists are testing a new model that allows the profession to virtually conduct medication safety checks at discharge, with GP access cited as a barrier Virtual pharmacists could provide vital …
‘Emotionally demanding… but rewarding’
10 pharmacists reflect on their roles in voluntary assisted dying, citing concerns over inconsistent legislation, unpredictable workloads and remuneration Pharmacists have described the challenges and rewards of being involved in …
Producing ‘AI-competent graduates’
Pharmacists already work alongside AI-enabled clinical decision support systems and educators need to keep up, researchers argue A clinical recommendation in 2030 will not be generated by a pharmacist alone, …
Work-related mental health injury rates ‘shocking’: union
A recent survey has revealed that 21% of respondents experienced a work-related mental health injury or illness in the past 12 months While more than two-thirds of these workers needed …
Hospital pharmacists close to ‘breaking point’: Union
Pharmacists strike at two ACT hospitals and Digital Canberra as pay dispute continues ACT-based public sector pharmacists say they feel they have no other option but to walk off the …
Tougher laws needed to fight pharmacy assaults: Guild
“No healthcare worker should go to work fearing for their physical safety,” Pharmacy Guild of Australia national president, Professor Trent Twomey says, as reports of assaults against pharmacy workers rise …