Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health
What are you doing to Close the Gap?
Guild calls out injustice in healthcare access gap between First Nations people and non-Indigenous Australians. Community pharmacists across the country are being urged to reflect on their role in improving …
GP ‘push to corporatise’ pharmacy criticised
Corporatisation a factor in the dwindling numbers of GPs, says leading pharmacist in opposing the AMA’s stance on pharmacy ownership Two weeks after its representatives appeared at Queensland’s the Economics …
Land’s first pharmacists celebrated
The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia has formally released the organisation’s first Reconciliation Action Plan The release follows endorsement by Reconciliation Australia, and caps a year of advocacy and …
The week in review
As Australians head to the polls this weekend for the Voice Referendum, we wrap up another busy week in pharmacy CAPS has written to GPs, saying that 60-day dispensing won’t …
Should public hospitals be able to provide CTG medicines?
Stakeholders are addressing the exclusion of public hospital pharmacy from providing PBS medicines, under the Close the Gap scheme The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia is continuing its advocacy …
Grant winners named
The PSA has announced the three recipients of the inaugural PSA Faye McMillan Conference Grant The grant will fund the three to attend PSA’s National Conference, PSA23. Professor Faye McMillan AM …
‘Impressive young Aboriginal students’ named for scholarships
NACCHO has announced the six successful recipients of the 2023 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Pharmacist Scholarship The Scholarship provides subsidy and support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander pharmacy …
‘Racism is the biggest public health issue that Australia faces today.’
Ahpra says it has taken a step towards a more culturally safe health regulation process The regulator has announced that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander representatives will guide the National …
New scholarship announced
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia and Symbion have announced a new student scholarship initiative to improve outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander pharmacy students The initiative will strengthen the …
A new role
Professor Faye McMillan AM to join UTS faculty Pharmacist Faye McMillan will be joining the UTS Faculty of Health as Professor of Indigenous Health within the School of Public Health …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Patients’ Opinions towards the Services of Pharmacists Based in General Practice In this survey conducted across 6 general practices in the …
‘An exciting opportunity.’
New pharmacy services guidelines launched for key group, with all pharmacists encouraged to update their knowledge The PSA has launched new guidelines for pharmacy support of Aboriginal and Torres Strait …