Why DEI benefits everyone
Diversity, equity and inclusion strengthen health care, says AdPha as it launches its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategy Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) is embracing inclusion and accelerating action around the …
Independent backs expanded prac payments
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 …
Women’s health hit by cost-of-living crisis
Interest rates may have been cut – just a little – but the cost of living crisis continues to bite, and it’s hitting women’s ability to access medicines Community pharmacists …
‘I would love to have females in every single senior position in pharmacy organisations’
Award-winning consultant pharmacist, ACOP pharmacist, academic and researcher Anna Barwick reflects on how things have changed for women in pharmacy – and how much work there still is to do …
Franchising: The inside view – Defining your approach to the future of pharmacy – part 1
The industry and the local communities we serve in 2025 needs more health professionals within the community setting and the work of the Pharmacy Guild has enabled us to do …
Banner groups: finding the right fit
There’s safety in numbers, but pharmacists need to carefully consider a range of factors when deciding which franchise they should join, writes Nick O’Donoghue Pharmacy owners have plenty of …
The week in review
Pharmacists preparing for Cyclone Alfred, investment in jobs and flexibility and medicines shortages were among the issues that caught our readers’ attention in the past seven days Pharmacy owners were …
‘There’s always a chance we could be sleeping in the pharmacy’
Pharmacists in south-east Queensland and northern NSW have been working overtime with skeleton crews, as several grapple with power outages and storms amid Cyclone Alfred’s approach The category two cyclone …
‘Don’t take any notice of the grumpies of the world’
It’s 1935, and in between a campaign against tuberculosis and another against chain stores, one pharmacist took on the subject of the “synthetic flapper” In our March, 1935 edition, the …
Pharmacy braces for Cyclone Alfred
Pharmacy owners prepare to be there for patients when cyclone strikes Just three years after floods hit Northern NSW, the owners of Varela and Swift Pharmacy in Muwillumbah are getting …
The customer experience
It’s all about the atmosphere, and the service, and being positive…. Angelo Pricolo looks at how you can build the best possible experience for your customers This fancy terminology is …
Healthcare emissions could triple by 2025
Australia is a high producer of health-related greenhouse gas emissions – how can pharmacists help? “Empowering safe and sustainable use of medicines” is the theme for this year’s MedsAware Deprescribing …