Pharmacy Guild of Australia
This didn’t need to happen: Ruston
Guild negotiators lauded for securing a $3 billion funding boost through Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement The announcement that a heads of agreement has been reached for the 8CPA has been …
8CPA – no deal done… yet
Negotiations for the Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement (8CPA) are set to continue as the Guild and government inch closer to an acceptable deal Pharmacy owners are cautiously optimistic that the …
8CPA negotiations still happening: Butler
Talks to secure an 8CPA are ongoing as the planning 1 March implementation date approaches Representatives from the Pharmacy Guild of Australia and the Government are continuing to negotiate the …
‘We stood up to the Guild’ – Labor
Labor senator “really proud” of the government’s decision to pursue 60-day dispensing The government will not bow to the power of lobbyists, as it seeks to ease cost-of-living pressures, Labor’s …
Lawyers and accountants manipulating ownership rules
Pharmacists are being forced to sign up to commercial deals that shift control over their pharmacies to third parties, Guild believes Proposed legislation before the Queensland state parliament must “restore …
Pharmacy in limbo as 8CPA deadline looms
CAPS not confident that the Guild and government will reach a fair deal before the next tranche of 60-day dispensing starts Pharmacy owners are being urged to write to Labor …
Guild pushes strategies to tackle workforce shortages
Government urged to extend HELP to pharmacy graduates and lift cap on skilled migration to attract overseas candidates to fill workforce vacancies The Pharmacy Guild of Australia is calling on …
Progress being made but no 8CPA yet: Guild
Guild aiming to resolve “remaining issues of contention” in “good faith” as 8CPA deadline looms Progress is being made to deliver the Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement (8CPA), but more urgency …
Talks continue as 8CPA deadline looms
Guild still targeting 1 March start date for Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement With less than three weeks before the second tranche of medications becomes available under 60-day dispensing, negotiations …
Will the ACCC quash CWH/Sigma merger?
Competition concerns could see regulator block Sigma’s planned merged with Chemist Warehouse, analyst warns The competition watchdog says Australia urgently needs stronger merger laws, as onlookers continue to build the …
Guild largesse fails to sway Labor
Labor landed a $121,000 donation from the Guild just weeks before revealing plans to implement 60-day dispensing Data released by the Australian Electoral Commission yesterday (1 February) reveals the Australian …
Business backs government administered paid parental leave
Shifting the administration of the Commonwealth Parental Leave Pay scheme to the federal government would ease pressure on pharmacies, Guild says Business groups, including the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, are …