GPs
‘There’s professional ideals of pharmacy that have almost been abandoned.’
A prominent GP and pharmacy critic has told the AJP that community pharmacy is losing its focus on its area of expertise, that Health Destination Pharmacy is like selling pharmacy’s …
GP moves in with pharmacy
With collaboration between GPs and pharmacists being strongly encouraged, pharmacists are moving into GP clinics – but in one Western Sydney location, it’s the GP who is about to move …
Pressure to hit other health services if pharmacies close: UK
The UK’s National Pharmacy Association has quantified the pressure that could be placed on other health services under the planned cuts to English pharmacy. The 6% funding cuts are likely …
Grattan report slams primary care
Ineffective management of heart disease, asthma, diabetes and other chronic illness costs the Australian health system more than $320 million each year in avoidable hospital admissions, says a new Grattan …
Practice incentives for pharmacists in general practice: is it time to take the leap?
Manya Angley takes a look at the pharmacist role in general practice—and the road ahead The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (ACSQHC) concluded that 2%–3% of …
PSA urges Government: make better use of pharmacists
Integrating pharmacists into general practice clinics and better utilising the role of pharmacists in healthcare reform are cost-effective, sustainable solutions the Federal Government should consider for its May Budget, the …
Minor Ailments Scheme evidence-based, efficient: stakeholders
A Minor Ailments Scheme similar to that in the UK or Canada would be an evidence-based program aimed at improving the health of Australians, industry stakeholders say. On Monday prominent …
GPs overestimate their pneumococcal pneumonia vaccination
GPs are significantly overestimating the proportion of elderly patients they vaccinate against pneumococcal pneumonia, new research has found. The findings reveal one in four GPs report vaccinating at least 75% …
Minor Ailments Scheme just a drug sales push: GP
The proposed Minor Ailments Scheme based in pharmacy is just “a push by the pharmaceutical industry and pharmacy business to increase drug sales under the guise of health innovation,” according …
National consistency needed on e-cigarette regulation: AMA
The AMA wants to introduce nationally-consistent controls and restrictions on the marketing and advertising of e-cigarettes, it says. The organisation today released its updated Position Statement on Tobacco Smoking and …
MYEFO ‘yet another co-payment by stealth,’ says AMA
The Government’s MYEFO statement is another chapter in the Coalition’s consistent health policy since being elected – cut health funding and shift costs to patients, says AMA President Professor Brian …
British GPs slam UK’s pharmacy flu services
British GPs have labelled the UK’s pharmacy flu services as having a “chaotic” setup, reports Chemist+Druggist. The UK pharmacy magazine spoke to Royal College of General Practitioners president Maureen Baker …