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Pay for same work: $68 for pharmacy, $139.05 for GPs
The PSA is again speaking out on equal pay for vaccination services, comparing $68 for pharmacies in circumstances GPs could get $139.05 The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia is renewing its …
The top ten: Features
Pay, ethical dilemmas, practice change, vaccine developments. Let’s look at the ten most read AJP features for 2021 It’s time to look at the key stories that our readers have …
The week in review
This week the headlines were all about employment conditions, including wages, as well as more COVID news Melbourne pharmacist Pardeep Singh crunched some numbers this week, finding that the choice …
‘Endemic’ problems in pharmacy must be faced: PPA
Opening our borders to migrant pharmacists is unnecessary, says one pharmacy group, saying problems within the sector should be addressed first Professional Pharmacists Australia President Geoff March was commenting on …
The week in review
This week in pharmacy, it’s been all about the statistics We looked at the Guild Digest 2021, which shed light on issues like how much the average community pharmacy makes, …
‘Employers have woken up.’
It’s becoming a seller’s market when it comes to pharmacy employment, with the skills shortage now hurting in metro areas… and higher pay on the way Employers are looking to …
Northern exposure
Want to earn over $200k a year? Here’s the catch…that’s for pharmacists in Alaska The US Bureau of Labor Statistics has released its occupational employment and wages statistics as at …
$16 for jab ‘won’t even cover the wages.’
One pharmacy assistant has written to Labor politicians with a plea for better financial support in the vaccine rollout Sydney pharmacy assistant Eleanor Turnbull has written an open letter to …
Is the revolution coming?
A pandemic can bring the upheaval that tips a crisis into a revolution. Bruce Annabel and Mal Scrymgeour discuss whether this is the future for community pharmacy Quite without any …
Returning the power to the profession
What has to happen before the Pharmacy Guild can argue for increased pay for pharmacists? Does the Guild now own the full scope of practice clinical agenda? Trent Twomey talks …
If I were a carpenter
Concerns about the rate of pay for pharmacists are creating a crisis of biblical proportions for community pharmacy. Bruce Annabel and Mal Scrymgeour investigate Jesus was a carpenter. If Jesus …
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 …