Pharmacy Guild of Australia
GPs shun APC invitation
GPs are set to comment from the sidelines rather than engage with the Australian Pharmacy Council on the development of accreditation standards for pharmacist prescribing Concerns about having to sign …
Continued dispensing expanded in Tasmania
Tasmanian pharmacists will be able to provide a broader range of medications to patients without a prescription through continued dispensing measures from 6 March Changes to state regulations will enable …
Owners from CWH signed MBS petition: Singh
Pharmacy owners from Chemist Warehouse are among the 2020 individuals who signed a petition calling for greater recognition of pharmacists Melbourne-based pharmacy advocate, Pardeep Singh, says he received support from unlikely …
Migration matters
Does immigration enable the profession to provide more services, or merely generate a source of cheap labour for pharmacies? Readers of the AJP have their say With the Pharmacy Guild …
Guild backs immigration rethink
Plans to shift Australia’s visa system’s focus from temporary workers to permanent migration are being welcomed by the Pharmacy Guild of Australia Speaking at the Australian Financial Review’s Workforce Summit …
RACGP, NACCHO aligned in enmity to pharmacist prescribing
Efforts to expand pharmacists’ scope of practice will adversely affect Indigenous patients’ healthcare two leading health bodies warn Assertions by the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACHHO)that the introduction …
Flood affected pharmacy finds new home
Eleven months after floods damaged a Lismore pharmacy, the store has reopened in a new location owners’ hope will be spared should the Richmond River burst its banks again Recruiting …
Put safety ahead of convenience
Patients are being urged to eschew the convenience of online prescribing services in favour of a “proper consult”. Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) Victorian Chair, Dr Anita …
Scope harmonisation required
State and territory governments are being urged to adopt a harmonised approach to the expansion of pharmacists’ scope of practice. With several premiers voicing their support for pharmacists to …
Pharmacist prescribing about patients, not turf: Guild
Calls for pharmacists to be authorised to prescribe treatments for a limited number of conditions is about meeting patient needs, not an interprofessional rivalry. Moves towards pharmacist prescribing reflect …
Turf war heats up ahead of National Cabinet meeting
Tensions between the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) and the pharmacy sector are rising over calls to expand pharmacists’ scope of practice. With NSW Premier, Dominic Perrottet, …
Ending emergency supply measures not in patients’ interests
Letting the expanded emergency supply authority lapse will have an adverse impact on NSW’s health system, pharmacy leaders warn. The measure, which has been in force in NSW throughout …