Pharmacy Guild of Australia
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 …
Looking to the future
Discounters, different models of practice… Community pharmacy is facing more change than ever before, but leading pharmacists and owners say it’s all about being sure of what you offer Recognised …
‘You are not in a dying profession.’
Professor Lloyd Sansom touches on the future of pharmacy, pharmacists in general practice and prescribing rights at NAPSA Congress 2019 Student delegates heard from speakers representing a variety of pharmacy …
10 numbers to know on PBS scripts and spending
Did government spending go up? How many scripts did community pharmacies discount? Here are 10 key numbers The Department of Health has released the latest data on PBS expenditure and …
Guild launches mentor platform
The Pharmacy Guild has created a dedicated site where it says the community pharmacy industry can connect and grow through mentoring The site is designed to encourage growth and innovation …
Health Care Homes program extended
Nineteen months have been added to the trial, with the period for patient enrolment also extended The Federal Government has announced a 19-month extension of the Health Care Homes program, …
Pharmacist travel vaccines pose ‘Russian roulette risk’, says AMA
Pharmacy organisations have hit back at the AMA’s claims that pharmacist-administered travel vaccinations could be deadly Holidaymakers could be “dicing with death” under proposals to allow pharmacists to deliver live …
Pharmacy goals for 2019
What are the leading pharmacy organisations aiming to achieve in 2019? AJP interviews the Guild, PSA and SHPA presidents Pharmacy Guild president George Tambassis says next year will see the …