Pharmacy Guild of Australia
Crime or competition?
In the next instalment of the Guild-Ramsay legal saga, the two sides have battled it out over pharmacy ownership and business competition in the courtroom The Pharmacy Guild of Australia …
Battling a ‘turnstile’ system?
Guild leaders highlight doctor article, saying it confirms what they’ve been saying about ‘five-minute medicine’ A Sydney general practitioner has written an article for The Australian pointing out the difficulties …
Doubling down
RACGP and CHF have called on the Federal government to rethink its 60-day dispense decision, but the Guild tells doctors to stop ‘meddling in pharmacy matters’ The Royal Australian College …
Health Minister spruiks dollar discount
Hunt has responded in Parliament to a petition to extend government payment of s100 co-payments citing state and territory jurisdiction, the PBS and the $1 pharmacy discount In February this …
Is the Guild ‘a major barrier’ for pharmacists moving forward?
A distinguished former public servant has criticised the Pharmacy Guild over its approach to professional services, but it says his comments are ‘out of date and out of touch’ “Pharmacists …
Shooting for the hip
AJP speaks with NSW Guild president David Heffernan about rural pharmacy issues, the 7CPA and getting movement on pharmacy services in our biggest state
A seat at the table
Guild’s push to scrap $1 co-pay discount led Health Minister to a unilateral call for the PSA’s place at the agreement table, says George Tambassis, as he also talks up …
Common ground
PPA has sided with the Guild and King Report recommendation to ditch the $1 optional discount in favour of a $1 reduction in co-payments for all patients Pharmacists’ union PPA …
AMA submission focus on general practice
Doctors’ group calls for support for longer GP consultations, a strong PBS, and lifting of caps on subsidies that can support employment of pharmacists in general practice With the 2019-20 …
‘Playground nonsense’?
RACGP hits back at NSW Guild column President of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) Harry Nespolon has responded to a column written by Pharmacy Guild NSW president …
Doctors ‘declare war’ on the Pharmacy Guild
GPs are outraged over a Guild leader column blasting “five-minute medicine” – but he says as long as doctors hold themselves above everyone else the system will be fragmented The Pharmacy …
Govt cracking down on PBS claims, prescriptions
Pharmacist claims are reportedly under review as the government queries pharmacies on flagged scripts and warns of potential future audits if concerns are identified The Department of Health Compliance team …