Pharmacy Guild
Greens leader ‘misinformed’ on pharmacy
A prominent pharmacist has written to her local Greens MP criticising the attack on the Pharmacy Guild by its leader and calling for discussion Adele Tahan, proprietor of the Adore …
Guild in ‘backroom deals’, says Greens leader
Senator Richard Di Natale has expressed concern about the way Community Pharmacy Agreements are negotiated During the recent GP18 conference, immediate past chair of the RACGP Expert Committee – Quality …
Full scope ahead, says Queensland inquiry
The Pharmacy Guild has welcomed the findings of a Queensland parliamentary inquiry that it says will pave the way for pharmacists to operate to the full extent of their training …
Labor backs small business tax cuts
Labor says it will back the Coalition Government’s plan to fast-track tax cuts for small and medium sized businesses On Thursday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced …
Tax relief to be delivered early
The Morrison Government has announced that it will deliver tax relief for small and medium sized businesses five years earlier than planned Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg …
Awareness growing of pharmacy sick notes
The PSA and the Pharmacy Guild have released the updated Absence from Work Certificates Guidelines for Pharmacists Originally developed by PSA and the Guild in 2008 and revised in 2011, …
The week in review
It’s been a mixed bag of news in the pharmacy sector this week, as discussion of the aged care sector continues, hospital pharmacy was under the spotlight and a focus …
Little support for ownership changes
AJP’s latest poll has suggested what many already know: that pharmacists overwhelmingly support pharmacist ownership In our latest poll, we asked readers to tell us who, if there was to …
Require DAAs for chronic meds in aged care: Guild
The Guild supports pharmacists in addressing abuse of older Australians, says its executive director Writing in this week’s edition of Forefront, David Quilty has highlighted the role pharmacists play in …
Real time monitoring launches in Vic
Australia’s first comprehensive real-time monitoring system, SafeScript, is going live this week Victoria’s Minister for Health, Jill Hennessy, and clinicians from Ballarat Health Services announced Monday that the system would …
The week in review
A highlight of this week was World Pharmacists’ Day, and members of the profession celebrated worldwide World Pharmacists’ Day took place on Tuesday, with a theme of “Your medicines experts,” …
Easing the pressure
Pharmacists working to the full scope of their practice could ease the pressure on GPs struggling to handle a mental health epidemic, says the Guild A recent snapshot of national …