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The week in review
COVID-19 is still the major news story in the Australian pharmacy landscape, as its impact continues to be felt on mental and economic health The National Pharmaceutical Services Association told …
NSW to allow jabs outside pharmacy
The NSW Government has announced that pharmacists will now be able to administer vaccinations outside of a community pharmacy This means that the most vulnerable in the country’s most populous …
Q&A: avoiding burnout and de-escalating conflict
Pharmacy support services report a “huge” volume increase in calls as pharmacists reach out amidst worries about health, patient conflict, staff difficulties, errors and more PSA hosted a webinar on …
GP pharmacists yet to gain foothold
A new paper has called for standardisation of aspects of pharmacy practice in GP surgeries, as the model struggles to gain a foothold in Australia An Issues Brief, Integration of general …
The week in review
COVID-19 once again dominated the headlines this week, though it was also a time to look back at past tragedies, recent and more distant Pharmacists are being urged to download …
Avoiding burnout
Join a PSA webinar tonight (Wednesday 6th) to hear three expert panellists discuss burnout and reducing your emotional load, as well as managing conflict using de-escalation techniques. It’s been 5 …
Pharmacists urged to download COVIDSafe
Around 2.8 million Australians have downloaded the COVIDSafe app, and the PSA’s national president urges pharmacists to follow suit At a doorstop interview at the Rosebud Respiratory Clinic in Victoria …
New review guidelines
PSA has updated its QUM and medicines reviews guidelines, in a “timely” move just after these were expanded The PSA announced in a statement that it has updated its practice …
Medication reviews expanded
The government has announced changes to HMRs and RMMRs including added follow-ups and broader referral pathways From Tuesday, accredited pharmacists will be allowed two additional follow-ups for Home Medicines Reviews …
‘It treats pharmacists with contempt.’
The therapeutic substitution arrangements in their proposed form are “not workable” and ultimately “unacceptable”, says pharmacy body A few weeks ago the Federal Government announced it would implement changes to …
UTI trial imminent
When enough pharmacies are signed up to participate, Queensland’s much-anticipated UTI trial will begin The Pharmacy Guild and PSA’s Queensland branches report a “strong” response and numerous registrations for the …
‘Profession-wide confusion’ over handling of digital scripts
NSW, WA join Victoria in allowing pharmacists to supply medicines using digital images of scripts, but PSA shares pharmacists’ frustrations with the measures WA doctors and other prescribers who conduct …
