Work & the workplace
Scope pilot marks milestone
One hundred community pharmacists across Queensland are now fully trained and authorised to participate in the Queensland Community Pharmacy Scope of Practice Pilot Pharmacy Guild of Australia Queensland president Chris …
Pharmacists to re-vote on HPS pay deal
Union members set to vote on HPS Pharmacies enterprise agreement for a second time Pharmacists working for hospital pharmacy group, HPS Pharmacies, will be asked to vote on an …
AI ‘hindered’ by concerns over privacy, ethics
AI could help predict adverse drug reactions in hospitals, a new study says, but Alfred Health’s chief pharmacy information officer believes more evaluation is needed Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine …
Reporting near misses a ‘good thing’
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 …
‘It’s really important that we look at workloads’
‘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 …
Union seeks Chemist Warehouse pay deal
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 …
‘Everyone has a right to feel safe’
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 …
Take us off the bench: Twomey
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 …
‘Our systems are constantly catching up’
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 …
Confirm phone numbers when dispensing
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 …
Stats tell ‘compelling’ e-script story
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 …
Next gen progestogen-only pill (POP) added to PBS
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 …