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‘Hope for the best, expect for the worst’ on 8CPA rollercoaster
8CPA likely to be a rollercoaster ride for community pharmacy with funding for professional services potentially on the chopping block, pharmacist warns Pharmacy owners will need to brace themselves for …
Key services on ‘chopping block’ for 8CPA
Funding for several professional services could be stripped from the Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement (8CPA) Home Medicines Reviews (HMRs), MedsCheck and a number of other services could be abolished …
A done deal
Our guide to everything you need to know about the Seventh Community Pharmacy Agreement The highly anticipated Seventh Community Pharmacy Agreement (7CPA) was signed in Canberra by Pharmacy Guild president …
Profit accelerators
Too many pharmacies have been coasting for too long, but they’re soon about to stall without a change in strategy, say Bruce Annabel and Mal Scrymgeour One of us is …
The numbers are in
Research is continuing to determine the clinical and financial efficacy of MedsChecks, Department says, as it releases the latest figures on uptake of the Pain MedsCheck trial program The final …
Meeting the target
Extension granted to allow time to recruit more patients as slow uptake hampers beginning of Chronic Pain MedsCheck trial The Department of Health has granted an additional two months of …
Pharmacy program gets bigger
MedsCheck costs have almost doubled over the last two years, newly released data reveals The amount paid by the Federal Government in relation to claims made by pharmacists for the …
Community pharmacies effective at clinical services: review
A literature review has found CP interventions are accessible and effective, but argues research should look into how GP pharmacists may impact these Community pharmacies are well located to deliver …
Who pays for screening?
Government funding essential if pharmacy COPD screening is to be sustainable, as fears remain over charging patients While a number of clinical trials have revealed the efficacy of pharmacist-led COPD …
Poll: Are MedsChecks ‘double-dipping’?
A Federal Senator recently questioned whether MedsChecks represent pharmacists being paid for ‘doing their job’. Do you agree? A Federal Senator questioned whether pharmacies should be remunerated for providing services …
Are pharmacists being paid extra to do their job?
Remuneration models, MedsChecks and CMI provision are on the Department’s agenda in the lead-up to the 7CPA, Senate hearing reveals Department of Health bureaucrats have revealed some of the government’s …
Are professional pharmacy services catching on?
They are in some parts of the profession, according to the latest UTS Pharmacy Barometer This year’s Barometer initiative run by UTS, QuintilesIMS and Bankwest found the idea of professional services …