Pharmacy Guild of Australia
Medicines should be ‘affordable’
“Timely, equitable and reliable” access to medicines a top priority in refreshed medicines policy, but alternative models to community pharmacy dispensing not addressed Pharmacy groups have seen some of their …
‘Unfair disparity’ in vax pay remains
Covid jab pay boost welcome but disparity between community pharmacies and other providers still needs to be addressed, says pharmacy group From today (23 December), pharmacists will receive an additional …
Trent Twomey: The role of pharmacists and physicians in supporting a patient-centric narrative
Trent Twomey, the National President of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia highlights the shifting power dynamic from physicians to patients in determining what medicines they are prescribed. Collaborative care is …
“Shame on you”: Guild President slams bureaucracy
“People have had enough,” says Trent Twomey as the Guild lambasts Australia’s COVID vaccine failure and calls for pharmacies nationally to be activated Trent Twomey, national president of the Pharmacy …
A demanding role
George Tambassis says goodbye to an “exciting… and at times, frustrating” term as national president in final column With the new national president-elect of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia to …
Community pharmacy push in lead up to election
This Pharmacy Guild branch has secured written statements of support from its state’s Labor, Liberal, Nationals and Greens parties Community pharmacies in Western Australia has received written statements of support …
Guild election results revealed
Who are the new branch committee members for the upcoming three-year term? Results of the Pharmacy Guild Stage One branch elections, conducted by the Australian Electoral Commission, have been revealed. …
Pharmacies still essential during Victoria’s ‘State of Disaster’
Clarification on pharmacy visits as Melbourne moves to Stage 4 restrictions with curfew and regional Victoria to Stage 3 Community pharmacies across Victoria may continue to operate as usual during …
Pharmacy COVID-19 testing trial to commence
South Australia is rolling out a two-week testing pilot commencing at several metropolitan pharmacies this week SA Health has announced a two-week pilot that will allow community pharmacists to test …
Pharmacy wage increase
New minimum rates for pharmacy workers now apply from 1 July The Fair Work Commission (FWC) recently handed down its Annual Wage Review Decision, in which it determined to increase …
‘Historians and epidemiologists will write whole books on what’s happened here.’
Tambassis congratulates community pharmacies across Australia, and says their crucial role should be recognised in the 7CPA – but ‘time is running out’ on negotiations Pharmacy Guild national president George …
Pharmacists, GPs continue to see marked downturn in foot traffic
It is a myth to assume that all pharmacies ‘are doing well’ from COVID-19, says the Guild, with many looking to the JobKeeper scheme to stay afloat Pharmacies located in …