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Rural allowances: shooting wide of the target
A new funding program for rural, regional and remote pharmacy misses the mark, with pharmacists claiming they are worse off Just a few days before Christmas 2020, rural, regional and …
Is pharmacy ‘metrocentrically maldistributed’?
Pharmacy and other health professions have a ‘metrocentric maldistribution’, Parliament is told as MPs debate health inequities There were mixed messages from parliamentarian health professionals this week as the House …
Staying in the bush
Targeting rural and regional students for study at a rural pharmacy school will help to reduce workforce shortages, researchers say New Australian research has supported the theory that students who …
A done deal
Our guide to everything you need to know about the Seventh Community Pharmacy Agreement The highly anticipated Seventh Community Pharmacy Agreement (7CPA) was signed in Canberra by Pharmacy Guild president …
Remember your allies
Rural Health Commissioner expansion is welcome, but we need a mental health focus too, says pharmacist MPÂ The recent passage of legislation to establish a new National Rural Health Commissioner …
Equity goes out the window?
Claims that rural pharmacies have been experiencing shortages after an “unprecedented run” on PBS medicines by large groups The Rural Pharmacy Network Australia (RPNA) has called for an investigation into …
The 57 towns with no GP
Pharmacy Guild highlights rural service gaps and doctor shortages to bolster argument for prescribing rights, more funding and recognition Community pharmacies are struggling with workforce shortages and workforce distribution inequities, …
City folk and country folk
Do rural and urban community pharmacies actually differ in the services and practice models they offer? It’s often stated that practising as a community pharmacist in rural and regional Australia …
Don’t forget the bush
Rural pharmacy, and rural health in general, are being ignored in the current federal election campaign, says Fredrik Hellqvist Community pharmacies are critical frontline healthcare professionals which daily help to …
Taking care of business
AJP speaks to Trent Twomey, president, Pharmacy Guild of Australia (Queensland), on upcoming 7CPA negotiations, rural workforce issues and pharmacy’s efforts in recent natural disasters in the north of the …
Working for the public
AJP speaks with Anthony Tassone, president of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia (Victoria) about rural workforce issues, working with other healthcare stakeholders and the 7CPAÂ
Shooting for the hip
AJP speaks with NSW Guild president David Heffernan about rural pharmacy issues, the 7CPA and getting movement on pharmacy services in our biggest state