6CPA
$825 million announced in pharmacy program changes
Remunerated MedsChecks are set to double and payments for DAAs streamlined under an $825 million provision for pharmacy over the next three years The provision of $825 million is aimed …
Guild reassures owners on 6CPA funding
Allocations for $600m for pharmacy programs to be finalised within next two weeks Pharmacy Guild National President George Tambassis has reassured members that work is underway regarding the allocation of …
How to access Budget funding
The Queensland Guild is supporting its members to access funding set aside in the Budget for pharmacy programs The Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Queensland Branch has implemented a dedicated Pharmacy …
Budget support for pharmacy owners extends to 2020
Compensation for community pharmacy losses, due to the Medicines Australia Strategic Agreement, are promised to be delivered in the final two years of the 6CPA As previously reported, Health Minister …
Pharmacy’s $600m windfall
The Health Minister is expected to follow through with promised 6CPA funding for community pharmacy programs After Minister Greg Hunt announced at APP 2017 that the government was working “very …
Will the Health Minister follow through?
New Health Minister Greg Hunt’s speech at APP was warmly welcomed… but will he follow through with his suggested intentions? Speaking off the cuff and having confirmed some of the …
Start 7CPA negotiations now: Catherine King
If a Shorten Labor government were to be elected it would seek early 7CPA negotiations, shadow Health Minister Catherine King tells APP delegates Ms King told the audience on Friday …
Guild ad urges action on risk share, trial programs
The Pharmacy Guild is urging the Government to honour Sixth Community Pharmacy Agreement commitments in full, by advertising in The Australian The Guild placed a full-page advertisement in The Australian …
Guild hits back in AFR
Following a critical piece in the Australian Financial Review about risk sharing arrangements, the Guild has responded with a firm call for reimbursement Pharmacy Guild president George Tambassis has today …
Making change work to benefit our profession
Healthcare reform is well and truly underway in Australia and will continue over the coming years, says Joe Demarte In the face of this, our profession needs to ensure that …
Is risk share talk bowing down to ‘big business’?
A Fairfax article detailing the Pharmacy Guild’s efforts to solve the risk share funding dispute with the Turnbull Government has had stakeholders talking on the weekend. “The country’s powerful pharmacy …
Agreement risk share ‘cuts both ways,’ says Quilty
Pharmacies need to be urgently reimbursed funds resulting from the 6.5 million shortfall in prescription volumes over 2015-16, says Guild executive director David Quilty. In this week’s edition of Forefront, …