7CPA
7CPA needed to ‘move the dial’
Hospital pharmacists are calling for “complete pharmacist representation” for future Community Pharmacy Agreements The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia has welcomed the signing of the $18.3 billion Seventh Community …
‘Greater transparency for consumers’ on drug pricing
The controversial optional $1 discount is set to stay, as more details of the newly signed 7CPA begin to emerge Health Minister Greg Hunt has lauded the signing of the …
Certainty at last: 7CPA signed
The Seventh Community Pharmacy Agreement has been signed The long-awaited Agreement was signed in Canberra on Thursday night. The Pharmacy Guild says the signing of the long-awaited Agreement provides certainty …
‘Are there any ways of avoiding this demise?’
A pharmacist has signalled concerns about the “demise of community pharmacy” in the UK Community pharmacy may be under significant threat having been “damningly considered” as an “incomplete profession” over …
Call for a new model of funding
A new pharmacy service payment system is required to support disadvantaged Australians, says pharmacist group With CPA negotiations still underway, the Small Pharmacies Group (SPG) and Rural Pharmacy Network of …
Incoming 7CPA crucial for pharmacy viability
The next five years will be critical to lay the foundation for change, say pharmacists The 7CPA and the government’s 10-year Primary Health Care Plan will determine the profession’s sustainability …
7CPA negotiations ‘very heavy going’
Guild national president George Tambassis has offered a glimpse into negotiations for the Seventh Community Pharmacy Agreement, and thanks members for their work during a very tough year Speaking in …
Guild confirms 7CPA is on its way
Negotiations are continuing despite the added difficulty of COVID-19, says the Pharmacy Guild Despite the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 emergency, negotiations with the Federal Government are continuing towards a …
An uncertain future
Community pharmacy has repeatedly shown its value as the front line of health in 2020, so why are there question marks over its future, asks Catherine Bronger I’m a very …
PHNs need to ‘pull their socks up,’ says Twomey
People with potential COVID-19 infections are still being sent by GPs to pharmacies – but the sector seems to have been forgotten when it comes to protective gear, says one …
‘COVID-19 makes settling a 7CPA more urgent, not less.’
Shadow Health Minister Chris Bowen has written to the Health Minister asking a question: where is the 7CPA? AJP reproduces his letter in full below. Dear Minister, I write regarding …
‘The time is now to get rural right.’
Call for all parties to the 7CPA to give rural issues a priority While frontline pharmacists battle coronavirus panic, the Rural Pharmacy Network Australia is urging all parties to the …