rural pharmacy
Full scope feasibility gap in remote practice
“It is time to stop pretending that what works in a major city suburb will work in a small rural or remote town,” rural pharmacy group says Current funding models …
‘We’ve really pushed the envelope’
Pharmacy 777 Pilbara recognised as Rural/Remote Health Employer of the Year A group of pharmacies in WA’s Pilbara region has been selected as the Rural/Remote Health Employer of the Year …
Put rural health first: RIPAA
Government urged to invest in rural pharmacy to bolster access to healthcare Current funding and workforce programs for rural pharmacy are failing to address inequities in remote communities, pharmacists warn. …
Covid vax fee cut to limit access
Rural pharmacists warn changes to payments for administering Covid-19 vaccines will “further exacerbate the barriers to delivery” Changes to the fees paid to pharmacists for the provision of Covid-19 vaccinations …
Equity required for proposed rural loadings
Calls for additional funding for rural pharmacies are being welcomed, but the proposed model needs refining, remote pharmacists say Funding proposals aimed at addressing challenges rural pharmacies face in delivering …
Vacancies rise despite 60-day dispensing
Expansion of pharmacists’ scope of practice is fuelling new positions within the profession, recruiter says Concerns that the introduction of 60-day dispensing would lead to job cuts have not emerged …
Access to locum relief a challenge for rural pharmacy
Rural pharmacists often struggle to secure relief coverage, despite government funding Staff recruitment, retention and access to locum services are among the biggest challenges facing rural pharmacies, a study finds. …
Rural pharmacy needs metropolitan support
Short-staffed rural community and hospital pharmacies need urgent support, Victoria’s Rural Pharmacy Liaison Officer, Emily Griffin, says Steps need to be taken to address pharmacy workforce shortages in rural areas …
Mayor issues rural pharmacy rallying call
A regional mayor has pledged to personally take rural pharmacy owners’ concerns about 60-day dispensing to “senior government ministers”, in a bid to have the measure scrapped Alliance of Western …
Please don’t forget rural pharmacy
Advocacy group urges pharmacy bodies to support the rural pharmacy workforce by pushing for government-funded salary incentives The Rural Pharmacy Network Australia (RPNA) is urging the Pharmacy Guild of Australia …
COVID-19 has ‘exposed’ systemic problems: rural pharmacists
Small pharmacies – including rural pharmacies – are still having problems obtaining PBS medicines, as advocacy group calls for a drastic change in the medicines supply chain Temporary nationalisation of …
‘The time is now to get rural right.’
Call for all parties to the 7CPA to give rural issues a priority While frontline pharmacists battle coronavirus panic, the Rural Pharmacy Network Australia is urging all parties to the …