Pharmacy Guild
Long lines for AZ jab, tough conditions for pharmacists
The public in red zones are embracing pharmacy vaccination against COVID-19 – but pharmacists and staff are facing grim conditions Another thousand pharmacies are expected to receive their COVID-19 vaccination …
The week in review
As the COVID-19 crisis in NSW continues, there’s been plenty happening in the pharmacy sector this week More and more pharmacies were added to the list of COVID-19 exposure sites …
‘Pharmacy assistants are in very high demand.’
The Guild’s Queensland Branch is encouraging eligible job seekers in Brisbane to re-train as pharmacy assistants The Guild is delivering the Queensland Government’s Community Work Skills Program in Brisbane beginning …
NSW ramps up vax rollout, Qld criticises ‘strollout’
The list of pharmacies on the COVID-19 watch list balloons, as the NSW premier announces change to the pharmacy jab program All adults in NSW will now be able to …
‘Get off your arse,’ Twomey tells PHNs
Pharmacists are having to pay for their own personal protective equipment due to failures by Primary Health Networks, says the Guild’s national president Pharmacy Guild national president Adjunct Professor Trent …
Guild offers help for helpers
Brisbane, Logan and the Redlands communities have been invited to take advantage of free suicide prevention training Community members and pharmacy staff from Brisbane, Logan, the Redlands and surrounding areas …
The week in review
Vaccination and contraception were key issues in the pharmacy sector this week Vaccination made headlines, with the announcement that Moderna is to be the vaccine supplied by community pharmacies in …
AMA ‘late to the party’ on OCP talk
The AMA has slammed pharmacies as “retail shops” where it is inappropriate to discuss sexual health, but the Guild says they’re “out of touch” The Australian Medical Association has issued …
The week in review
This week saw a watershed moment for community pharmacy and the COVID-19 vaccination… but also continued controversy about the jab In big news for community pharmacy this week, pharmacist immuniser …
Public urged to nominate their favourite pharmacy
Members of the public are being invited to nominate their favourite community pharmacy for the Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s next Pharmacy of the Year award These awards are the benchmark for …
Pharmacists key in reaching vaccine milestone
Two million COVID vaccine doses have been administered in over 500 state and territory clinics in only 27 days, as some community pharmacists in Queensland join the rollout The Society …
GP comment ‘absolutely insulting’ over pharmacist competence
A high-profile GP has questioned pharmacists’ competence when it comes to anaphylaxis, following the first COVID-19 jab in community pharmacy Shortly after pharmacist immuniser Sue Pocock administered the first Australian …