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$5 million for 24/7 pharmacies
NSW Labor has promised millions to expand the number of 24-hour pharmacies in the state With the NSW election looming on Saturday 23 March, the Opposition Labor government has announced …
Greens leader calls for funding transparency
The Greens are taking a plan to the 2019 election to fund dispensing fees for patients using the methadone program The party’s leader, Senator Richard Di Natale, also told the …
PSA awarded continued funding
The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has welcomed the continuation of its national peak health body funding It says the continuation represents Federal Government recognition of the work PSA does for …
‘An absolute mess’
Guild leader blasts doctors’ handling of Health Care Homes amidst floundering recruitment numbers Pharmacy Guild national president George Tambassis has criticised the rollout of Health Care Homes in a session …
Concerns about clinical pharmacy funding
The Small Pharmacies Group has raised concerns that the GP pharmacist model presents a threat to community pharmacy, in a letter to the PSA The Small Pharmacies Group (SPG) has …
Who pays for screening?
Government funding essential if pharmacy COPD screening is to be sustainable, as fears remain over charging patients While a number of clinical trials have revealed the efficacy of pharmacist-led COPD …
Our concerns about clinical pharmacy funding
A letter sent to PSA on 8 August 2018 by the Small Pharmacies Group about the GP pharmacist model The Small Pharmacies Group has raised important questions about the GP practice …
The week in review
It’s been a busy week, with pharmacist-GP tensions flaring again… The week started on a high, as Victoria announced new vaccination reforms which will see pharmacists able to offer the …
Call for outcome-based funding
Funding for community pharmacy should not just be based on activity but on outcomes or bundled services for chronic care, says Guild leader The future that the Guild envisages for …
What drives successful businesses and holds others back?
We find out based on the latest Business Readiness Index by Canon Australia, a report based on surveys with more than 530 local business leaders A comprehensive study, conducted by GfK …
DAA program to expand
Health Minister Greg Hunt has announced the expansion of a Federal Government medication adherence program An extra 70,000 patients of community pharmacies will benefit under the expansion, he announced at …
World news wrapup: 14 June 2018
Canada’s LGBTQ pharmacy launches safer sex campaign; month-old New Zealand baby given methadone; pharmacy funding in the UK Toronto, Canada: medsEXPERT Pharmacy, which lays claim to being “Canada’s only LGBTQ …