Work & the workplace
Rural pharmacy needs ‘nuanced policy’
Fresh thinking needed to better support the seven million Australians living outside major metropolitan centres, a remote pharmacists’ group says Policymakers are being urged to shift their focus locally embedded, …
Union warns on scope
Union says it supports pharmacists working to full scope, but says there’s a way to go before employee pharmacists can embrace it A recent AJP poll asked readers how ready …
Small business seeks streamlined visa processes
Skills shortages across all sectors are crippling small business, an advocacy body warns The Council of Small Business Organisations Australia (COSBOA) is calling immigration reform, tax reforms and the introduction of a permanent instant asset …
Petition warns against autonomous pharmacist prescribing
GP-led petition calls on the House of Representatives to urge the government and the Pharmacy Board of Australia to reconsider its consultation process on pharmacist prescribing “Autonomous pharmacist prescribing models …
Placement poverty survey reveals ‘grim’ results
Majority of healthcare students struggle to pay their bills, survey finds Results from the Health Students’ Alliance’s (HSA’s) National Placement Poverty Survey are “a lot more grim” than expected, the group’s leader says. More …
Union backs work health and safety reforms
Strong, modern work health and safety laws are needed to better support pharmacists, union says, despite concerns being raised by business groups Proposed New South Wales legislation aimed at ensuring that the …
Work health and safety bill a cyber risk: business
Business leaders warn proposed workplace reforms could put sensitive data at risk New legislation before the NSW parliament will give union officials access to “highly sensitive personal information, including health data”, employers claim. …
‘It feels like profiting from death’
More than a quarter of Australian voluntary assisted dying (VAD) practitioners have provided unpaid care, new data shows – and now this workforce is calling for reform The 2025 VADANZ …
Charges laid over alleged intimidation of pharmacy staff
Armed man to face court on charges relating to “allegedly intimidating” a pharmacy worker A 37-year-old man is set to appear before Griffith Local Court following an incident in a …
Pharmacy sees steady wage growth: recruiters
Data showing pay rates are on the rise across the country is reflected in the pharmacy sector, recruitment experts say Figures from the latest Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) Wage and Labour Insights report …
‘We cannot be complacent’
Two US studies have found worrying trends in pharmacists’ mental health, as leading advocate highlights current disaster situations, burnout risks in Australian profession Among 202 community pharmacists surveyed in the …
‘We wanted to create a space where cannabis is treated as a legitimate medicine’
Community pharmacist and owner of MedWest Medical Dispensary, Keegan Wong, says his passion lies in merging evidence-based medicine with a holistic model of health. Speaking to host Carlene McMaugh of …