scope of practice
Regional pharmacy school enrolments surge
Pharmacy’s evolution is helping to attract school leavers to the profession, according to the head of one regional pharmacy school Moves to expand pharmacists’ scope or practice, combined with greater …
Remuneration and structural support key to scope expansion
“Professional satisfaction alone” will not be enough to ensure the successful implementation of new pharmacy services, expert says Data from the 2025 University of Technology Sydney Pharmacy Barometer shows there is …
Inaugural Hugh and Mary Darragh Scholar named
Wollongong pharmacist’s leadership in quality use of medicines and excellence in disease-state management earn him $10,000 scholarship The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) Foundation has named Mo’men Garybeh as the inaugural recipient …
‘No such thing as full scope’
Australian pharmacists should not set a finite boundary to their potential scope, Irish Pharmacy Union president tells APP Pharmacists’ scope of practice is constantly evolving to enable the profession to …
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 …
No trading dispensing fees for full scope: Twomey
Guild warns it will step away from its pursuit of full scope of practice if dispensing remuneration becomes a bargaining chip Dispensing fees must not be sacrificed to expand pharmacists’ scope …
Green light for pharmacist-initiated hormonal contraception
Guild urges NSW Premier to commit to authorising hormonal contraception initiation for pharmacists Women living in five states and the Northern Territory are set to benefit from improved access to oral contraceptives later this …
Words contradict RACGP’s actions: Guild
Guild open to detailing “guardrails to protect patient safety” for WA pilot, despite GP group’s withdrawal from advisory committee Patient safety concerns about a pharmacy pilot, raised by the Royal …
No rolling back on scope: SA Liberals
South Australia’s shadow minister for health and wellbeing clarifies stance on pharmacists’ scope following Guild criticism There will be no winding back of pharmacists’ scope of practice if the Liberal Party …
Guild hits out at ‘backwards comments’
South Australia’s shadow health minister is being accused of being “shockingly misinformed” after voicing opposition to expanding pharmacists’ scope of practice Pharmacy Guild of Australia national executive director Gerard Benedet …
Guild launches full scope scholarship
A state branch of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia is committing $1.5 million to support pharmacists to undertake prescribing training Community pharmacists who complete Monash University’s Graduate Certificate of Pharmacist Prescribing will …
Full scope could curb bed block: Guild
Government urged to empower pharmacists to deliver broader range of services to keep patients out of public hospitals, a Guild leader says “Allowing community pharmacists to work at their full …