allied health
Allied health has strong role in osteoarthritis
After a diagnosis of osteoarthritis, women tend to reduce doctor visits in favour of allied health professionals, a new analysis has found. UniSA School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences Senior …
GP moves in with pharmacy
With collaboration between GPs and pharmacists being strongly encouraged, pharmacists are moving into GP clinics – but in one Western Sydney location, it’s the GP who is about to move …
Three key drivers of change
Pharmacists are set to be pulled towards the centre of a rapidly changing community care model where digital health, changes in remuneration for health professionals and health provision teams are creating the …
Pharmacists could help more as geriatric patients leave emergency
Pharmacist involvement on care teams for geriatric patients transitioning out of emergency departments may be undervalued, says the Pharmacy Times. Reporting on a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine, …
Nurses could fill gaps in health care: ACN
The Australian College of Nursing has applauded the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care for its release of the Australian Atlas of Health Care Variation. The atlas …
England doubles funding for pharmacists in general practice
NHS England has more than doubled funding for its clinical pharmacists in general practice pilot, following an overwhelmingly positive response from GP surgeries. The scheme’s funding will double from £15 …
PSA calls for pharmacists to be included in MBS items
The PSA has called for the Medical Benefits Scheme to be expanded to allow pharmacists to help improve consumer health outcomes and quality use of medicines. In the PSA submission …
Pharmacists and pharmacy creep worry GPs – but aren’t top issues
A survey on the issues which most concern GPs has shown that pharmacists and the allied health scope of practice aren’t the key issue for most, but remain an issue …
Patients want better co-ordinated health: CHF
Health care in Australia will require a big shake-up and investment in primary health care if the Government is to meet the responses of an official survey, the Consumers Health …
GP role is within current pharmacist scope of practice: PSA
The PSA has stressed that its model for pharmacists to be integrated into GP clinics incorporates roles that are within the pharmacist’s current scope of practice. Acting national president of …
Australians ignorant on pneumococcal risk
Implementing an efficient reminder system to prompt Australians aged 65 and above to receive their free pneumococcal vaccination may be pivotal to improving the low 54% vaccination rates among this …
Integrated health care expert Dr Paul Grundy to speak at APP2016
World renowned expert on integrated health care, USA-based Dr Paul Grundy, will speak at the Australian Pharmacy Professional Conference in March 2016. Back by popular demand, this will be Dr …