Pharmacy Guild
Tasmanian stars take out National Student Business Plan Competition
A team of bright stars from the University of Tasmania has taken out this year’s Pharmacy Guild of Australia National Student Business Plan Competition. The winning team of Chanelle Rolls, …
Gold Cross endorses Dose Innovations’ Rowa Automated Dispensary
Gold Cross has announced a new endorsement of Queensland firm Dose Innovations and its Rowa Automated Dispensary system, to bring a new level of automation and customer-focus to Guild member …
Survey finds consumers like, rely on community pharmacies
A major consumer survey has found high levels of satisfaction and reliance on community pharmacies. The survey of 3000 consumers was part of the Consumer Needs project which was funded …
Guild addresses Committees on PPL, VET
The Pharmacy Guild has argued that pharmacies should not be required to be the paymasters for paid parental leave, in its submission to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee’s recent …
Why pharmacy needs to retain penalty rates
Are pharmacists health professionals, or general retail workers, wonders Dr Geoff March. The Productivity Commission’s draft report into Australia’s Workplace Relations Framework has recommended reducing penalty rates for the retail …
Pharmacy scope of practice needs to change
Pharmacy needs to reconsider ‘cheesy’ non-evidence-based services, stop letting pharmacists hide out the back and stop trying to out-Wool Woolworths, experts say. The sector needs to move from supply of …
Patient advocacy key to future viability: Panayiaris
Pharmacy needs to make the case that it should remain viable because it delivers equitable community healthcare, Nick Panayiaris, SA Guild president, told the Friendlies’ Conference in Adelaide. Panayiaris sits …
Guild, Continence Foundation create new educational resources
The Guild Pharmacy Academy and Continence Foundation of Australia have developed new educational resources for pharmacy staff providing continence care. The online courses—one for pharmacists and another for pharmacy assistants—utilise …
Pharmacies help reduce unnecessary hospitalisations
A report published in the Medical Journal of Australia today confirms the potential for community pharmacies to make a significant contribution to reducing the cost of unnecessary hospitalisations, says the …
Pharmacy Industry Award in plain language pilot
The Pharmacy Industry Award has been selected by the Fair Work Commission for a pilot project to look at how a modern award can be written in plain language. The …
Finalists named in National Student Business Plan Competition
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s National Student Business Plan Competition has named the three finalist teams for 2015. The competition is an Australia-wide challenge promoting creative entrepreneurship among students preparing …
Primary health care reform needed now: Quilty
There is an ongoing need for genuine primary health care reform, and the Guild is actively playing a part in the national debate about the direction that reform needs to …