Professional Pharmacists Australia
Union seeks to ease 60-day ‘alarmism’
Professional Pharmacists Australia is accusing the Guild of creating unnecessary panic over the introduction of 60-day dispensing The union has dubbed warnings of job losses and pharmacy closures in a …
Should ‘retail pharmacists’ be on the WA priority occupation list?
Pharmacy union asked to gauge members’ views on the need for retail pharmacists to be included in the Western Australia’s priority occupation list Pharmacists with experience of working in remote …
Pharmacy bodies speak out in support of Voice
Professional organisations unite to show their support for the Indigenous Voice to Parliament Ahead of Saturday’s (14 October 2023) referendum on the Voice to Parliament, the Society of Hospital Pharmacists …
Union hails Epic pay win
Increase in union membership helps Professional Pharmacists Australia land Epic pay deal Pharmacy staff covered by Epic Pharmacy Services’ new pay deal are set to see wages rise by an …
Department consults union on 8CPA
Employee pharmacists to have say in Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement (8CPA) discussions, union reveals Union group, Professional Pharmacists Australia (PPA), will join organisations including the Royal Australian College of General …
National Pharmacies EBA a template to follow
Employee pharmacists working for the National Pharmacies group are leading the way for others in the community pharmacy sector in securing improved pay and conditions, union leaders believe Union group, …
Employee pharmacists should get a cut of service fees: PPA
Community pharmacists who provide professional services should receive a slice of the funding paid to the pharmacy they work in, union officials believe Professional Pharmacists Australia (PPA) says its enterprise …
Mandatory use of MHR key for pharmacist prescribing: PPA
Union calls for mandatory use of the My Health Record (MHR) for pharmacist prescribing going forward Requiring pharmacists to use patients’ MHRs could ease concerns about jurisdictions expanding the profession’s …
Pay won’t go backwards due to 60-day dispensing: PPA
Employee pharmacists’ wages are unlikely to decline due to double dispensing Opportunities for pharmacists to work in roles outside community pharmacy are likely to ensure that pay rates do not …
Much-needed pay rise falls short
Award wages set to climb 5.75% from 1 July Pharmacy staff covered by the Pharmacy Industry Award 2020 will see their pay increase by 5.75%, on the back of the …
Double dispensing may not be as disastrous as portrayed
Impacts of 60-day dispensing may not be severe as owners forecast, Union leader says Community pharmacy staff are being urged to “remain calm” amid grim warnings about the sector’s future …
Fence sitting not an option on 60-day dispensing: ex-PSA CEO
Employee pharmacists’ union, Professional Pharmacists Australia (PPA) is being urged to take a stance on double dispensing Former Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) CEO, Mark Kinsela, is urging the PPA …