awards
CWH names its best
Discount giant Chemist Warehouse has announced the winners of its 2023 CW Retail Awards for Excellence More than 5,000 Chemist Warehouse team members attended functions around the country to celebrate …
The week in review
There’s no prizes for guessing this week’s biggest story: the anticipated announcement of the proposed merger of Chemist Warehouse with Sigma Healthcare As flagged last week, Monday saw the announcement …
‘Patients can sense’ when staff care about their safety: award-winning pharmacist
She says it’s “ordinary work,” but one senior medication safety pharmacist’s streamlined walkarounds are already making a difference – and helping foster a safety culture Sydney’s St George Hospital had …
Pharmacist with ‘fantastic rapport’ honoured
He may have won an award with the word in its title – but don’t call him a hero, says a hospital pharmacist who has been roundly praised by his …
Group caps the year with awards
Capital Chemist presented its Pharmacy of the Year awards – and this year the star was Capital Chemist Chisholm The group says that the pharmacy of the year is a …
Medication safety contribution honoured
Monash Health says it “couldn’t be prouder” that one of its leading pharmacists has been recognised for her contribution to medication safety Wendy Ewing, deputy director of pharmacy, quality, at …
The week in review
Some key reports, congratulations, more losses from the profession and more debate over 60-day dispensing all made the news this week This week health minister Mark Butler told the Guild …
The week in review
If you missed any news this week thanks to the nationwide Optus outage, here’s a roundup of the headlines CAPS remains undaunted, calling for change on a number of issues …
The best of Blooms
Blooms The Chemist Burwood has been named the network’s store of the year at its annual award night Blooms held its 2023 partners’ conference in Hobart, with a focus on …
‘One of the best of us’ honoured
Avid researcher, burnout expert and highly-sought educator Dr Karlee Johnston has been recognised by the SHPA, winning the 2023 Australian Clinical Pharmacy Award The Society of Hospital Pharmacists lauded Johnston …
‘Trailblazer of the profession’ wins Medal of Merit award
Russell Levy has won the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia’s Medal of Merit The award was presented on Friday evening at Medicines Management 2023 (MM2023), the 47th SHPA National …
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 …