Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health
‘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 …
Showing up this NAIDOC week
Johnny Briggs on cultural safety, and Curtis Ruhnau about how pharmacists can ‘stand up and show up’ for Indigenous Australians, this NAIDOC week National NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across …
Call to expand CTG PBS copay program
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ strengths and expertise must lead the reform of health systems which have marginalised them, says a new report The 2022 Close the Gap …
Drop the pilot, says NACCHO
NACCHO and Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations in Queensland have added their voices to doctor groups calling to stop the pharmacist “full scope of practice” pilot NACCHO and the Aboriginal …
Streamlining Closing The Gap
The Guild has provided an update on changes to the Closing The Gap program after claims were rejected With the implementation of the changes to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) …
Reconciliation on the agenda
The Australian Pharmacy Council has announced the launch of its Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan, formally endorsed by Reconciliation Australia The Council says it will launch the RAP at its annual Emeritus …
Rego reminder
It’s time for pharmacists to renew their registration… here’s what’s different this year The Pharmacy Board has issued a reminder that pharmacists have until 30 November 2021 to renew their …
Fenofibrate finds fame
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the leading cause of preventable blindness of working-age adults in the world.1 In Australia it is one of the top five causes of irreversible blindness among …
Focused on work ahead as Reconciliation Week ends
The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia has recommitted to meaningful action in the name of reconciliation as National Reconciliation Week 2021 concluded across Australia SHPA Aboriginal and Torres Strait …
‘More than a word’
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia says it is finalising its first national Reconciliation Action Plan The plan is set to be launched after formal endorsement by Reconciliation Australia, it says. …
Reprimand after patient’s ‘catastrophic outcome’
A doctor has been fined $30,000 but avoided suspension after he made serious errors diagnosing a patient, and she later died The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency and the Medical …
Better access for CTG patients
Hospital doctors will now be able to write Close The Gap scripts – but hospital pharmacies are still left out of the scheme An announcement by the Commonwealth Department of …