Work & the workplace
Data breaches fuel patient privacy concerns
Pharmacists must be mindful of privacy and confidentiality obligations when accessing patients’ My Health Records (MHRs) All pharmacy staff need to be trained on their store’s privacy and confidentiality policies …
IR reforms will cost jobs employers warn
Employers’ groups are calling on the federal government to rethink proposed changes to industrial relations (IR) laws Planned changes to Australian workplace relations legislation will put the economy at risk, …
Are you thinking of leaving pharmacy due to 60-day dispensing?
With the future of the community pharmacy sector looking increasingly uncertain due to 60-day dispensing, are you considering alternatives? There’s no doubt that pharmacy owners and employees are worried about …
Employee pharmacists should get a cut of service fees: PPA
Community pharmacists who provide professional services should receive a slice of the funding paid to the pharmacy they work in, union officials believe Professional Pharmacists Australia (PPA) says its enterprise …
Mandatory use of MHR key for pharmacist prescribing: PPA
Union calls for mandatory use of the My Health Record (MHR) for pharmacist prescribing going forward Requiring pharmacists to use patients’ MHRs could ease concerns about jurisdictions expanding the profession’s …
Pay won’t go backwards due to 60-day dispensing: PPA
Employee pharmacists’ wages are unlikely to decline due to double dispensing Opportunities for pharmacists to work in roles outside community pharmacy are likely to ensure that pay rates do not …
Much-needed pay rise falls short
Award wages set to climb 5.75% from 1 July Pharmacy staff covered by the Pharmacy Industry Award 2020 will see their pay increase by 5.75%, on the back of the …
Board opens consultation on revised compounding guidelines
Stakeholders have until 24 July to share their views on the Pharmacy Board of Australia’s draft revised Guidelines on compounding of medicines The Pharmacy Board of Australia has opened a …