8CPA
Devil will be in the detail for 8CPA
Guild leader will not sign an Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement (8CPA) that does not meet the organisation’s objectives Negotiations for the 8CPA between the Pharmacy Guild of Australia and the …
This didn’t need to happen: Ruston
Guild negotiators lauded for securing a $3 billion funding boost through Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement The announcement that a heads of agreement has been reached for the 8CPA has been …
July start planned for 8CPA
“This speech has been rewritten in the past 12 hours,” Guild national president Professor Trent Twomey has told delegates to APP2024 – making a long-anticipated announcement on the 8CPA The …
Labor has responsibility to deliver 8CPA: CAPS
“Ripped up” 7CPA must be replaced, pharmacy advocacy group says Health Minister, Mark Butler, may shun the Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s annual conference this week, the Community and Pharmacy Support …
8CPA negotiations in ‘final stages’
Negotiators from all sides remain tight-lipped, but reports suggest 8CPA talks are nearing their conclusion “Significant progress” is being made in talks to secure the Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement (8CPA), …
Fight for pharmacy continues: CAPS
Pharmacists are being urged to continue to exert pressure on their MPs and senators to secure the 8CPA as soon as possible The Community and Pharmacy Support Group (CAPS) wants …
8CPA – no deal done… yet
Negotiations for the Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement (8CPA) are set to continue as the Guild and government inch closer to an acceptable deal Pharmacy owners are cautiously optimistic that the …
CAPS means business ahead of by-election
CAPS seeks to ramp up pressure on Labor after 8CPA implementation date was missed The Dunkley by-election will provide pharmacists with an opportunity to voice their frustration at the government’s …
8CPA negotiations still happening: Butler
Talks to secure an 8CPA are ongoing as the planning 1 March implementation date approaches Representatives from the Pharmacy Guild of Australia and the Government are continuing to negotiate the …
‘Whitecoat army’ wants Labor out
CAPS looking to take the fight to Labor at next weekend’s Dunkley by-election with Ben Casey-clad pharmacists at polling booths Representatives of the Community and Pharmacy Support Group (CAPS) are …
‘If I was a gambling man, I’d put money on it’
Will the 8CPA be ready in time? Opposition health spokesperson Senator Anne Ruston has grilled the Health Department’s Penny Shakespeare about its status With increasing concern about the looming 1 …
Concern over 60-day dispensing no ‘furphy’
Pharmacists’ frustrated by Labor senator’s comments about 60-day dispensing Claims that the government has stood up to the Pharmacy Guild of Australia in rolling out its double dispensing policy are …