Pharmacy Guild of Australia
7CPA talks kick off
Government talks with the Guild and PSA have begun, while Chemist Warehouse, Ramsay and doctor’s groups have been invited to a roundtable meeting this month Initial consultation for the Seventh …
Are pharmacists experiencing role overload?
Pharmacists are saying it’s not possible to multitask professional services alongside dispensing and counselling, according to researcher Preliminary research shows providing professional services is a different role altogether to the …
7CPA negotiations will be tough, challenging: Guild
The Pharmacy Guild has conceded that there will be disagreements ahead, highlighting the “flawed” $1 discount policy With Greg Hunt to retain the Health portfolio as pharmacy enters 7CPA negotiations, …
Guild admits it was ‘blindsided’ by PSA signatory announcement
It was also ‘perplexed’ about the Health Minister’s decision to announce dual listing of medicines without consultation There has been a concerning lack of consultation regarding significant decisions that have …
Long-awaited support
The Pharmacy Guild has received a letter of support from the PM and Health Minister, with less than a week to go until the election After receiving promises from Labor …
Lowering the threshold
The Coalition has promised to reduce the PBS safety net threshold and Labor says it will now match it – but the Guild says more can be done A re-elected …
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