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Boost for health
Pharmacy bodies welcome millions for healthcare in ACT Budget to invest into COVID-19 response, health system capacity, hospital expansion and pill testing service The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia …
Pharmacists: unsung heroes of aged care
The federal government committed substantial funding to aged care in the recent Budget, but questions have been raised over the efficacy of some of its proposals, says Gerard Stevens …
The tax situation
An update on the state of personal and business taxation in the wake of the Federal Budget, by HLB Mann Judd 1/ Personal Tax Personal tax rates unchanged for 2021–2022 …
Budget windfall for health
Big health budget boost with telehealth, aged care and mental health at the forefront, but little specific to pharmacy announced Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg released the 2021-22 Federal Budget last …
Bid for MBS items, new role funding
National pharmacist body issues call for MBS rebates and over $200m funding for employment of non-dispensing pharmacists The PSA is calling on the Federal Government to create new MBS items …
Is pharmacy ‘metrocentrically maldistributed’?
Pharmacy and other health professions have a ‘metrocentric maldistribution’, Parliament is told as MPs debate health inequities There were mixed messages from parliamentarian health professionals this week as the House …
Budget 2020: What you need to know
What does the 2020/21 Federal Budget mean for community pharmacy? Victoria Le from Peak Strategies identifies the key announcements Last Tuesday night Federal Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, delivered the federal …
Shoring up the system
Health a key focus as budget aims to ensure COVID response and confirm 7CPA funding The 2020 Federal Budget, delivered by Treasurer Josh Frydenburg last night (5 October) is funding …
Show me the money
PBS a huge area of savings compared to other government-administered services including medical and hospital costs Costs of essential goods and services are climbing at twice the rate of inflation, …
Dilemma delayed
Under fire hospital pharmacy budget measure postponed for three months Plans to align PBS wholesale mark-up arrangements between hospital and community pharmacy have been pushed back for three months. The …
Budget business boost
Small businesses set to benefit from a number of budget measures Community pharmacies and other small businesses have been given tax cuts and a range of other financial assistance measures …
Poll: All hail the chief?
The PSA has called on the federal government to appoint a new Chief Pharmacist. Will this benefit pharmacy and public health? What do readers think? The PSA has called for …