Mark Butler
Talks continue as 8CPA deadline looms
Guild still targeting 1 March start date for Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement With less than three weeks before the second tranche of medications becomes available under 60-day dispensing, negotiations …
Medicines must be affordable: Butler
Health Minister stresses the need for Australians to be able to afford prescription medicines, as government marks 40 years of Medicare Tranches two and three of the government’s 60-day dispensing …
Pharmacists to be winners from tax changes: Butler
Changes to the Stage 3 tax cuts will deliver benefits for pharmacists, Health Minister claims Pharmacists will enjoy their share of tax cuts aimed at easing cost-of-living pressures announced by …
Guild leader urged to join Medicare push
Government rejection of call for Medicare Provider Numbers for pharmacists prompts plea for Guild president to lobby Health Minister Pharmacy Guild of Australia national president, Professor Trent Twomey, is being …
Guild will not rest until deal is done: Twomey
Negotiations to deliver the Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement are continuing as 1 March deadline looms With the government’s deadline to implement a new Community Pharmacy Agreement (CPA) fast approaching, Professor …
STI testing no longer taboo: Butler
Government kicks off new ‘Beforeplay’ campaign to boost testing for sexually transmitted infections Australians are being urged to undergo regular testing for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in response to …
No fears over antiviral supply: Butler
Health Minister says he is “not aware” of issues with supply of antivirals, despite surging case numbers, while deferring to expert advice on calls for widened PBS eligibility Speaking at …
CAPS reignites campaign for 2024
Pharmacists are set to protest outside Parliament House on the first sitting day of 2024 if the profession is not reassured that progress is being made to deliver the Eight Community …
PSA backs National Health and Climate Strategy
Urgent action is needed to implement environmentally sustainable practice across Australia’s pharmacy and wider health system, PSA leader says Moves to address the health system’s greenhouse gas emissions as part …
PM’s parliamentary apology to thalidomide survivors
And Government re-opens thalidomide support program for those who missed out Thalidomide survivors, their families, loved ones and carers have received a “a full, unreserved and overdue apology” from Prime …
Butler failing rural communities: Coalition
Government’s 60-day dispensing policy is being dubbed “an absolute disgrace” by Coalition The Minister for Health and Aged Care, Mark Butler, is facing accusation of failing to look after regional …
If GPs won’t bulk bill, we will: Guild
Guild urges health minister to act on his desire to see pharmacists working to the top of their scope of practice Community pharmacies are willing to take responsibility for the …