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Near-miss reporting can be a sign of a strong safety culture  Fostering an environment where staff feel comfortable reporting “near misses” is a positive thing for patient safety, a senior …

‘Wrong patient’ incidents represent a “significant” portion of those reported… why do they keep cropping up? ‘Wrong patient’ incidents represent 11.5% of dispensing incidents reported to PDL, according to PDL …

SDA lodges application for orders to negotiate community pharmacy’s first multi-employer bargaining agreement  Staff at 16 Chemist Warehouse stores in Adelaide could be the first community pharmacy workers to be …

Pharmacists are speaking up about their experiences with workplace bullying, but how can you respond in this situation? Experts share their advice Consultant pharmacist Emily Griffin spent “many years” at …

Guild leader backs pharmacists to support state health system as doctors strike  Community pharmacists are ready to step in to assist patients in NSW, as hospital doctors take industrial action …

Pharmacists are facing “cognitive overload” dealing with multiple software programs and the increasingly complex needs of patients, a pharmacist warns New technologies including electronic prescribing are “amazing”, but will not …

Pharmacists are being advised to use phone numbers as patient identifiers as part of their dispensing process  Confirming patients’ phone contact details can help pharmacists improve patient identification and reduce …

Electronic prescribing is becoming standard practice in primary care, according to an ADHA official  Uptake of electronic prescriptions is on the rise the Australian Digital Health Agency’s (ADHA’s) medicines safety …

Oral contraceptive with 24-hour missed pill window added to PBS, along with combination therapy for women with fertility issues Around 80,000 Australian women paying privately for the progestogen-only oral contraceptive …

Pharmacists and pharmacy leaders tackle issues including discrimination, cost-of-living pressures, parenthood and workplace flexibility for this International Women’s Day Today (8 March 2025) is International Women’s Day, and this year’s …

Healthcare students get political support for campaign to extend the Commonwealth Prac Payment program to all undertaking mandatory placements  Nurse and midwife-turned federal MP, Dr Helen Haines, is joining health …

Employee pharmacists have plenty of options with more than 3000 vacancies across Australia, recruiter reports  Pharmacists have more employment opportunities than ever before, so owners looking to recruit top talent …