professional services
Pharmacy has five years to prove itself: Jones
Over the five-year life of the Sixth Community Pharmacy Agreement community pharmacy will need to prove itself, says Paul Jones of Moodie’s Pharmacy in Bathurst, NSW. The pharmacy was named …
6CPA good news for young, regional pharmacists: Gill
Funding for new and expanded pharmacy services is good news for Australia’s young pharmacists, says PSA Young Pharmacist of the Year 2014 Taren Gill. Gill told the AJP that these …
Employee pharmacists still doing it tough: PPA
Low pay, poor career progression and high workloads are the top three issues reported to Professional Pharmacists Australia, said its national director Matt Harris, who says he remains concerned about …
6CPA: why GPs are upset
The allocation of $1.26bn over five years in the 6CPA for professional services announced in the recent letter of intent has been welcomed by pharmacy as win for consumers but …
Ley on prof services, handling fee
Health Minister Sussan Ley has highlighted investment in professional services which is set to be part of the upcoming Sixth Community Pharmacy Agreement, as well as the uncoupling of pharmacist …
6CPA professional services ‘beggar belief’ says AMA
The professional services likely to be funded under the Sixth Community Pharmacy Agreement “beggar belief,” vice president of the AMA Dr Steven Parnis says. Dr Parnis told 3AW radio host …
PSA welcomes program funding in 6CPA
The PSA has welcomed the signing of a letter of intent between the Australian Government and the Pharmacy Guild agreeing on the broad parameters of the Sixth Community Pharmacy Agreement, …
Sigma pharmacies in pilot diabetes program
Sigma’s Amcal and Guardian pharmacies have begun a national pilot program to test patients for diabetes in a more effective, convenient and systematic approach using new standard testing equipment in …
PSA welcomes Vic Govt pharmacist services support
The PSA has welcomed Victorian Government funding initiatives to improve access to pharmacist services and to progress the implementation of real time reporting to help reduce inappropriate use of some …
Pharmacists could give more jabs: QPIP report
Pharmacists could administer more vaccines than those currently delivered in the community setting, the final report on Stage One of the QPIP initiative suggests. The QPIP pilot demonstrated that a …
US pharmacists: more patient care, less dispensing
US pharmacists are performing more patient care activities in a variety of healthcare settings, and spending less time in the traditional dispensing role, results released from the Pharmacy Workforce Center’s …
Pharmacy partnership to create healthcare destinations
Eight companies and the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia have announced a partnership to help transform pharmacies into healthcare destinations. The partners involved are Pfizer Australia, Bayer, Reckitt Benckiser, Johnson & …