rural pharmacy
Does the current pharmacy system reward low-value care?
Discount pharmacies are making a ‘mockery’ of the current remuneration arrangements, say leading pharmacists The Small Pharmacies Group (SPG) and Rural Pharmacy Network Australia (RPNA) have hit back at allegations …
NT pharmacy faces uncertain future
The Northern Territory’s only university has scrapped its pharmacy program, leaving the sector in a “tricky position” according to one pharmacy leader Charles Darwin University, the only university in the …
Why health is like a three-legged milking stool
The Rural Pharmacy Network Australia is calling on the National Rural Health Commissioner to recognise the pivotal role that community pharmacies play in rural communities In its response to the …
AJP chats with… David Heffernan, NSW Guild President
AJP Editor Chris Brooker interviews NSW Guild President David Heffernan at APP2018. David tells us about the young, fresh new team on the National Council, as well as the key …
AJP chats with… Winner POTY Business Management, Friendlies Pharmacy
David Williams, co-proprietor of Friendlies Pharmacy in Busselton, WA, talks to Miranda at AJP about how the pharmacy adapted its model when it realised the impact large supermarket chains were …
AJP chats with… POTY 2018 winner Southcity Wagga
Southcity Pharmacy Wagga Wagga has been named Pharmacy of the Year at APP2018 Co-proprietor Luke van der Rijt told the APP conference that he and his co-owners had been inspired …
The dangers of burnout and stress
An “isolated, depressed” rural pharmacist has been suspended after supplying restricted drugs to customers without scripts and falsifying dispensing records over two years In early 2010, the pharmacist in charge …
Student survey highlights hospital pharmacy interest, remuneration concerns
Hospital pharmacy interest is growing among students, according to a NAPSA survey, but there is a need for more placements, guidance and support Findings from National Pharmacy Students Survey (NPSS) …
Pharmacist named Queensland’s Rural Ambassador
Taroom Pharmacy owner Christie McLennan’s passion for rural life has won her the 2017 “Marsh” Rural Queensland Ambassador award The pharmacist and Brahman cross beef producer grew up in the …
Rural scholarship winners announced
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has announced the recipients of the Rural Pharmacy Scholarship Scheme 2017 A total of 39 students from across the country (see attached for details) have …
World news wrapup: 25 May 2017
Trainee pharmacist stalked in England; UK funding cut case knocked back; US rural pharmacies under financial pressure; pharmacists proposed to become treatment providers in NZ Bury St Edmunds, UK: A …
Staffing biggest rural challenge
Difficulty getting staff is the biggest challenge facing pharmacists outside the major cities, an AJP poll has revealed We asked rural, regional and remote pharmacists to tell us what their …