GPs
Collaboration not criticism, say pharmacists
The AMA has again taken a swipe at pharmacists over proposed changes in Queensland, saying they will put GPs out of a job Australian Medical Association (AMA) Queensland President Dr …
The importance of talking
Professor Debra Rowett has pointed out the need for interprofessional communication to help address a number of health issues Speaking at the Emeritus Professor Lloyd Sansom, AO Distinguished Lecture series …
Who reports health professionals?
A cohort study has examined five years’ worth of AHPRA notifications and found pharmacists comprise only 5% – while more than half pertained to doctors Dr Marie Bismark from the …
Sick note spat is back
Representatives of the AMA have again attacked pharmacy over sick notes, after a Herald Sun reporter obtained one in less than two minutes Doctors and the mainstream media have waded …
Former doc fined over claims
AHPRA has successfully prosecuted a former medical practitioner for claiming a member of his staff was a registered health practitioner when they were not Former GP Roger Bernard has pleaded …
Stacks on pharmacists in doctor comments
Doctors have slammed the Chronic Pain MedsChecks trial, following a doctors’ magazine report on anaesthetists’ concerns As reported in AJP last month, Dr Meredith Craigie, Dean of the Faculty of …
Ice inquiry too limited, says substance abuse expert
The NSW inquiry into ice may be less important than focusing on pill testing and legal drug harm, says a prominent GP This week, NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Minister …
‘A needle is more than a needle.’
Another prominent GP has criticised pharmacist vaccinations, calling the expanded NSW program “shortsighted” In late October, the NSW Government announced that it would expand pharmacist vaccination beyond protection from the …
The week in review
It’s been an action-packed week in community pharmacy… A pub with no beer is bad enough, but this week we also took a look at the town with no medicines… …
‘This is purely about money making from a pharmacist perspective’
The new RACGP Chair has criticised expanded pharmacy vaccinations in NSW, but the Guild NSW president says pulling the ‘money making’ card is hypocrisy New Chair of the Royal Australian …
The turf war: can we do better?
Another prominent GP has criticised recommendations pharmacists prescribe and dispense low-risk scripts and vaccinations – but called for a more conciliatory approach Dr Edwin Kruys has written on his Doctor’s …
The week in review
Things got heated this week as GPs fired a few more volleys in their turf war against pharmacists We saw the committee undertaking Queensland’s Parliamentary Inquiry into the pharmacy sector …