Guild
Clearing the calendar
Pharmacy Connect 2021 postponed due to COVID-19 The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has announced that, due to the on-going COVID-19 outbreak and extended lockdown in New South Wales, Pharmacy Connect …
Seeking help from overseas
Pharmacists have been added to the skilled migrant list to boost vaccine rollout, government says The Federal Minister for Immigration has announced that pharmacists have been included on the Priority …
Who benefits from health care?
Anthony Tassone refutes article that labels the Guild and AMA as Australia’s “biggest, ugliest and most militant unions” A recent article in The Spectator by Stephen Spartacus asked, “Who benefits …
Wesfarmers’ API bid under scrutiny
Guild says it is ‘monitoring’ the $687 million takeover bid for the wholesaler The Pharmacy Guild of Australia is “monitoring” Wesfarmers’ unexpected takeover bid for Australian Pharmaceutical Industries for “possible …
Building better connections
The latest updates in pharmacy events: what’s happening at Pharmacy Connect 2021? Pharmacy owners wanting to establish patient centred pharmacies with closer pharmacist-patient connections will benefit from attending this year’s …
Guild stalwart joins CWH
Chemist Warehouse announces it has retained the Pharmacy Guild’s long-serving former communications director Greg Turnbull After 12 years as the Guild’s most senior communications officer and Group Executive for Engagement …
Here’s what you said
Pharmacist pay, clinical interventions and the COVID vaccine saga are issues engaging our readers. Here’s what people have been saying on these topics Here’s a selection of some recent comments …
The state of pay
A new report has laid bare the anger and frustration that many pharmacists are feeling about their pay and conditions. How can the profession respond? In March 2021, the union …
Pharmacy joins the credit revolution
20March 1971: the Pharmacy Guild plans to launch its own credit card, while the government toughens restrictions on pharma ads The Pharmacy Guild of Australia announced in March 1971 that …
Cyber security: a growing risk
The health sector continues to lead the way in data security breaches, and experts say pharmacy needs more investment in prevention Given everything else that has occupied our attention over …
The numbers are in
Latest political donation figures show the Pharmacy Guild and Medicines Australia heavily favoured coalition parties in 2019/20 The Australian Electoral Commission has publicly released the latest disclosed figures on political …
The debate goes on
AJP readers have reacted strongly to our recent story on pharmacists planning to quit the profession Our recent story ‘More pharmacists planning to quit‘ has attracted a large number of …