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Pharmacists embedded in aged care facilities won’t necessarily earn the full Government-funded amount, official confirms David Laffan, assistant secretary, pharmacy branch, Department of health and aged care, has told the …

You’re accredited and you’re keen to get started doing medicines reviews, but how do you actually go about it? Brett Currie, Karalyn Huxhagen and Angus Thompson have some pointers One …

“Things need to change” says a leading consultant pharmacist – and advocating for the sector is a big part of moving consulting forward In accepting her award as 2024 Consultant …

The residential onsite pharmacist initiative will begin on 1 July 2024, consultant pharmacists are told David Laffan, assistant secretary, pharmacy branch, Department of health and aged care, told the Pharmaceutical …

Should HMRs be funded outside the 8CPA? These pharmacists are worried their funding is at risk With negotiations for the Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement underway, a group of consultant pharmacists, …

Five years ago, Deborah Hawthorne had quit pharmacy and believed she wouldn’t be back. How has she since become one of Australia’s leading consultant pharmacists – and one of the …

New direct-to-pharmacist funding model needed to ensure viability of Home Medicines Review (HMR) program, consultant pharmacists claim  Consultant pharmacists are calling on the government to fund the HMR program outside …

Many people providing services to older people have implicit, rather than explicit, ageist beliefs, one stakeholder says – but a leading consultant pharmacist says there’s a growing understanding that age …

PSA’s inaugural Consultant Pharmacist of the Year is looking forward to the day when consultants are an everyday part of the health landscape Victorian pharmacist Deborah Hawthorne MPS has been …

Medication Review Numbers, set to expire on 30 June, will be extended for a year, consultant pharmacists have been told David Laffan, assistant secretary, Pharmacy Branch, Australian Department of Health …

The government appears to have completely changed course in its plans for pharmacists in aged care facilities, says Deborah Hawthorne While the pharmacy world was already reeling regarding the announcement …

With the way in which residential aged care pharmacists are set to work being debated, we’d like to know what you think Then Health Minister Greg Hunt announced the establishment …