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Vision for 2030 on the way
The PSA foresaw “a true primary healthcare crisis” experienced by pharmacists in 2023, it says in its public annual report The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has released its 2022-23 annual …
10 actions to change the pharmacy workforce
FIP issues a workforce transformation call towards a range of progressive pharmacy roles On the fifth anniversary of the Astana Declaration on primary health care (25 October 2023), the International …
The week in review
Double dispensing is still ranking high in the headlines, plus organisations are looking for some key members The Community and Pharmacy Support Group claimed that Wesfarmers‘ InstantScripts had set to …
The week in review
It was a busy week in Canberra, as pharmacists rallied against 60-day dispensing and voiced their displeasure According to CAPS, around 2,500 pharmacists from around the country gathered outside Parliament …
Too many snakes, not enough ladders
From a record high in November 2022, the announcement of the Government’s 60-day dispensing policy is crippling confidence in the community pharmacy sector, writes Nick O’Donoghue Data from the latest …
Research priorities revealed
The federal government has released its Primary Health Research Plan, developed to guide Medical Research Future Fund investments The plan has been developed by an independent expert advisory panel to …
Support to help ‘cement’ pharmacy’s future
The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia and the National Australian Pharmacy Students’ Association have reaffirmed their longstanding partnership The partnership is aimed at enhancing support for pharmacy students at 18 universities …
Consistent approach and collaborative care needed: SHPA
SHPA welcome a review into the role of health professionals in prescribing to strengthen Australia’s strained health system The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia has welcomed the federal government’s announcement …
‘It is not possible to do more for less’
It’s time for pharmacists to be able to work to their full potential, says the health minister – but one stakeholder asks for the certainty of true investment in the …
The week in review
From Parliamentary chaos in Canberra last week, this week the debate over 60-day dispensing moved to Sydney as pharmacists took to the streets Pharmacists marched on Sydney‘s town hall, where …
‘This is the hill I’m willing to die on.’
How should GP pharmacists be paid? One pioneer in the area says it’s vital that Workforce Incentive Program payments are “quarantined” specifically for them Brooke Shelly, GP pharmacist at the …
Butler spruiks pharmacy changes
“Australian pharmacies are strong and resilient,” says the Health Minister in a new statement about Labor’s plans for the community pharmacy sector Health Minister Mark Butler has released an opinion …