Pharmacy Guild
Pharmacist prescribing claims of pressure relief ‘ludicrous’, says RACGP
Pharmacist prescribing would put vulnerable patients at risk and won’t take pressure off GPs and hospitals, the RACGP claims Following the announcement of a review into the pharmacy sector in …
Push to ditch the ‘wooden spoon award’ on pharmacist scope of practice
A Queensland inquiry into the pharmacy sector will look at ownership laws, a wider scope of practice including pharmacist prescribing, and the establishment of a Pharmacy Council The Queensland branch …
‘Chemist shop model’ criticised
A prominent GP has suggested that pharmacy owners are acting less like health care providers and more like commercially driven retailers Edwin Kruys, immediate past RACGP vice president and RACGP …
Poll: does your pharmacy have My Health Record?
We’d like to know what you think about My Health Record At an interactive session during the recent APP conference, Pharmacy Guild representatives asked delegates whether they had either registered …
Consumer voices needed to balance owner influence: Wells
The Consumers Health Forum wants to be part of the 7CPA negotiations, says CEO Leanne Wells According to the CHF, the “Government has left open the prospect of the Consumers …
Time to review privacy practices
It’s Privacy Awareness Week, and the Guild has highlighted a suite of resources it has developed with the PSA This week (May 14-20) the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner …
Don’t dawdle on 2025 vision: Quilty
The Guild’s CP2025 analysts have identified nine growth pathways for the community pharmacy sector And it’s vital that pharmacy businesses take action now rather than wait and hope change won’t …
Could GP pharmacists worsen rural shortage?
Is the PhARIA system still fit for purpose? How could pharmacies host other health professionals? What could pharmacy learn from the Defence Force? Anthony Tassone takes a look at solutions …
MHR a ‘game changer’ for pharmacist participation
The Government has announced that the opt-out period for My Health Record will run from 16 July until 15 October 2018 And stakeholders including the PSA and Pharmacy Guild say …
Meet the Pharmacy of the Year
We take a closer look at the Southcity Pharmacy Wagga Wagga, which was named winner of the Excellence in Community Engagement Award, and winner of the overall Pharmacy of the …
Duckett condemns ‘do-nothing response’ to King Review
Guild executive director David Quilty has hit back at an article which claimed the government “totally squibbed” the King Review In an Australian Financial Review opinion piece titled “Turnbull government …
Missed APP highlights? We’ve got you covered
It’s been a busy few days over the Guild’s Australian Pharmacy Professional conference… so in case you missed them, here’s our roundup of the conference’s top highlights For many, highlights …