funding
‘This is a stuff-up and it really needs to be fixed.’
Funding program for rural, regional and remote pharmacy misses the mark, say pharmacists who claim they are worse off under recent changes The new Regional Pharmacy Maintenance Allowance (RPMA) does …
World news wrapup: 26 November 2020
Pharmacist allegedly replaced medicines with baking soda; grad exams postponed again; fraud sentence for three Southern Israel: Israel’s Health Ministry is reportedly investigating a pharmacist who is facing allegations that …
A done deal
Our guide to everything you need to know about the Seventh Community Pharmacy Agreement The highly anticipated Seventh Community Pharmacy Agreement (7CPA) was signed in Canberra by Pharmacy Guild president …
Deadline for final CI claims
With funding for clinical interventions cancelled from 1 July, pharmacies are still encouraged to undertake them where there is a clinical need Funding for the clinical interventions program has ceased …
Looking inside the 7CPA
What is the total remuneration provided in the new Agreement? And how has the $1.2b of funding for community pharmacy programs actually been divvied up? Here are the numbers Remuneration …
Pharmacists administer first non-vaccine injection LAIB
Angelo Pricolo reports on a first for pharmacists and some vulnerable patients alike On a chilly Friday winter’s morning in Melbourne, it was time to start a new episode in …
Call for a new model of funding
A new pharmacy service payment system is required to support disadvantaged Australians, says pharmacist group With CPA negotiations still underway, the Small Pharmacies Group (SPG) and Rural Pharmacy Network of …
How much do you do for free?
Pharmacists in this new study say unremunerated services account for 15%–50% of their daily activities, with competition from discount pharmacies putting these at risk Pharmacists report delivering unfunded services daily …
World news wrapup: 14 May 2020
Home-made Covid “cure” kills pharmacist; more UK closures; pharmacist politician risks Turkish Government crackdown to help in pandemic Chennai, India: An Ayurvedic pharmacist has died after he drank a chemical …
‘Uber Eats charges more to deliver a pizza.’
Pharmacists express disappointment and frustration at the allocated fees and program restrictions for the new Home Medicines Service The Home Medicines Service, a recently announced temporary program to fund pharmacist …
World news wrapup: 13 February 2020
NZ pharmacist censured after pouring petrol on neighbours; more funding woes in the UK; Chemist Warehouse eyes new market Kāpiti, New Zealand: A pharmacist “just snapped” after years of complaining …
‘Lives will be saved.’
Leading pharmacy organisation calls for millions to be invested into medicines safety and pharmacist roles in its 2020-21 Federal Budget submission The PSA has outlined its five recommendations to the …