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Use our expertise: PSA
PSA is urging Victoria’s returned Labor Government to consider improving Victorians’ access to healthcare by better utilising pharmacists across the state The Andrews Labor Government was returned in a landslide …
Libs support pain services, not safe injecting
The Victorian Opposition has pledged to both invest in pain services, and shut down Richmond’s injecting room Anthony Tassone, president of the Pharmacy Guild’s Victorian branch, has welcomed the former …
The week in review
A lot can happen in just one week in Australia’s pharmacy sector… This week, AHPRA released its annual report and we got a look at the notification figures: only 6% …
Let us help
As the Victorian election draws nearer, pharmacy groups are lobbying to let pharmacists help more with issues like opioids and immunisation The PSA and SHPA have both issued statements outlining …
Labor urges MHR opt-out extension
The My Health Record helpline has reportedly crashed, days before the end of the opt-out period And Shadow Health Minister Catherine King has again called on the Morrison Government to …
‘Pharmacy is big business’
A prominent GP and pharmacy critic has highlighted the conflict of interest between politics and pharmacy Evan Ackermann has published a new piece in MJA InSight about the Pharmacy Guild …
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 …
Pollies attack ‘botched’ MHR
Nearly a million Australians have now opted out of the My Health Record system, as privacy amendments are debated in Parliament A Senate inquiry into the system was told by …
‘Community pharmacy agreements affect all medicines stakeholders.’
A Shorten Labor Government would invite more stakeholders to the 7CPA negotiating table, says the Shadow Health Minister Shadow Minister for Health and Medicare Catherine King spoke at the PharmAus18 …
World news wrapup: 13 September 2018
‘Disappointing’ reaction to Canadian snooping case; Kiwi pharmacist smuggled out of Zambia; British man denies murder of pharmacist wife Nova Scotia, Canada: Nova Scotia’s privacy commissioner has criticised the Health …
The week in review
Following a whirlwind week in politics, we heard from all corners of pharmacy about ownership, GP pharmacists, real-time monitoring and more This week began with confirmation that Greg Hunt had …
Health under Scott Morrison?
Will the change in leadership bring a change in health policy? Stakeholders have welcomed the new PM and re-appointment of Greg Hunt as Health Minister Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced …