PSA
‘Natural allies’ for QUM in remote Australia
Pharmacists are crucial to safe medication use for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in residential aged care, the Royal Commission has heard The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality …
Where’s our RTM? asks NSW PSA
PSA has called on the NSW Government to do more to allow pharmacists to improve the state’s health care system – and again, for real time monitoring In welcoming the …
End the exclusion
The PSA has called on the Medicare Benefits Schedule Review Taskforce to include pharmacist services on the MBS In its submissions to the taskforce reference groups, the PSA focused on …
Are pharmacists experiencing role overload?
Pharmacists are saying it’s not possible to multitask professional services alongside dispensing and counselling, according to researcher Preliminary research shows providing professional services is a different role altogether to the …
Balance needed on pay-later services
Pharmacy groups including TerryWhite Chemmart and Chemist Warehouse have joined a trial of Afterpay, prompting criticism from some experts Following its successful expansion into the dental and optometry sectors, Afterpay …
Now is the time for investment
Medicines misuse and misadventure in Australia results in 250,000 hospital admissions and 400,000 emergency department presentations, at an alarming cost of $1.4 billion annually “This does not include the costs …
MHR record views by pharmacists up 942%
The Australian Digital Health Agency has released new data showing that the number of pharmacies signed up to My Health record has skyrocketed According to the Agency, as at April …
‘No such thing as a non-professional service pharmacist’: Guild
One fifth of pharmacies employ a dedicated professional services pharmacist: Guild says concept shouldn’t exist, PSA calls for more funding for roles The recently published UTS Pharmacy Barometer asked 178 pharmacy owners and …
The week in review
As Australia welcomed back the re-elected Morrison Coalition Government, there was still plenty happening in the world of pharmacy… In an Australian first, Tasmanian Health Minister Michael Ferguson announced that …
Expand our vax powers, say pharmacists
The Health Minister has again urged Australians to get a flu vaccine, as a Pharmacy Guild spokesperson in WA calls for pharmacies to be able to vaccinate children Pharmacy Guild …
Flu vax charges under scrutiny
Western Australian pharmacists are not presenting patients with inappropriate charges regarding the flu vaccine, says a Guild spokesperson An article which appeared in The West Australian on Wednesday criticised pharmacies …
Re-election: what the stakeholders said
The PSA is keen to work on fair pay for pharmacists, while the Guild says the election win helps provide certainty Following the re-election of the Morrison Coalition Government over …