scope of practice
Prescribing pilot recruitment underway
Pharmacists are being urged to sign up for a new prescribing trial Community pharmacists looking to participate in Victoria’s expanded scope of practice pilot will be required to meet specific …
Prescribing trial to boost healthcare access
Doctors to diagnose and delegate prescribing to pharmacists as part of pilot program Pharmacists are set to be authorised to prescribe medications for aged care residents and patients in rural …
Grassroots GPs back scope expansion: Twomey
General practitioners in northern Queensland are happily supporting efforts to expand pharmacists’ scope of practice Despite criticism from medical organisations GPs are happy to see pharmacists play a greater role …
NSW ‘keen’ to expand pharmacists’ scope
NSW is set to implement a state-wide scope of practice trial mirroring the North Queensland Pharmacy Scope of Practice Pilot Expanding community pharmacists’ scope of practice will deliver benefits to …
The week in review
The profession’s focus shifts back to Canberra, with plans for another protest against 60-day dispensing moving ahead, plus the announcement of a review into full scope The planned rally for …
Full scope now essential to health system
Government urged to “heed the warnings of the Intergenerational Report” and utilise pharmacists to the top of their scope of practice Australia needs to engage pharmacists to work to their …
Let doctors diagnose and pharmacists prescribe
Pharmacist prescribing could cut medication use and improve patient outcomes, expert claims Patients could be better off if doctors were to deliver diagnoses and leave decisions around medications to pharmacists, …
Consistent approach and collaborative care needed: SHPA
SHPA welcome a review into the role of health professionals in prescribing to strengthen Australia’s strained health system The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia has welcomed the federal government’s announcement …
‘It is not possible to do more for less’
It’s time for pharmacists to be able to work to their full potential, says the health minister – but one stakeholder asks for the certainty of true investment in the …
Intergenerational Report highlights need for full scope
Australia urgently needs to empower pharmacists to work to their full scope of practice, to ease pressure on the health system Utilising the full range of pharmacists’ skills and knowledge …
Poll: Should pharmacists get MBS numbers?
Should pharmacists be given MBS numbers? Tell us what you think in our poll Over the last couple of years, there has been a growing number of calls for pharmacists …
UTI protocols published
Several months after it began, the NSW pharmacist prescribing UTI trial protocols have been published online The trial, Effect of Management of Urinary Tract Infections in Women aged 18-65 years …