PSA
What’s next for Victoria?
Victoria has a new Health Minister in Jenny Mikakos, who has been welcomed to the role by the Guild and PSA Jenny Mikakos will take on the vital role of …
PSA awarded continued funding
The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has welcomed the continuation of its national peak health body funding It says the continuation represents Federal Government recognition of the work PSA does for …
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 …
‘Instead of things being done to them, things are being done for them.’
As the opt-out cutoff for My Health Record looms, PSA’s Shane Jackson has featured in a video arguing for the benefits of the system The Senate has now called on …
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% …
The week in review
It’s been an action-packed week in community pharmacy… A pub with no beer is bad enough, but this week we also took a look at the town with no medicines… …
Why we should get connected
My Health Record is the key to improving medication safety, and pharmacists have a crucial role, says Dr Shane Jackson Australia’s healthcare system is under great strain with rising costs …
What ever happened to Health Destination Pharmacy?
While the award-winning program has gone quiet in the past year, insiders say it never really took off in the first place… AJP investigates In a recent journal article, University of …
‘This is purely about money making from a pharmacist perspective’
The new RACGP Chair has criticised expanded pharmacy vaccinations in NSW, but the Guild NSW president says pulling the ‘money making’ card is hypocrisy New Chair of the Royal Australian …
6CPA pharmacy programs admin to shift to AHA
Australian Healthcare Associates has announced that it has been awarded a services agreement by the Australian Government to administer the programs This applies to the 23 Community Pharmacy Programs funded …
A matter of life and death
What is Victoria’s controversial Voluntary Assisted Dying legislation, and how will it impact on pharmacists? One of the more controversial pieces of legislation in Australian history was passed in Victoria …
Tassie’s finest honoured
Several Tasmanian pharmacists were honoured at the fifth annual Tasmanian Pharmacist Dinner over the weekend Pharmacist Graeme Holloway was awarded the Tasmanian Pharmacist Lifetime Achievement Award. PSA National President Dr …