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The week in review
As many of Australia’s hospital pharmacists congregate in Brisbane, we looked at some of pharmacy’s stars… and continued to hear from angry doctors Congratulations to Tom Simpson, who was elected …
‘A once-in-a-generation agenda setter.’
Professor Michael Dooley receives 2022 Fred J Boyd Award from SHPA Professor Michael Dooley, Director of Pharmacy at Melbourne’s Alfred Health and Professor of Clinical Pharmacy of the Faculty of …
The boundaries are shifting
We stand at an inflection point in Australian pharmacy, and the boundaries of our profession are shifting, writes Tom Simpson Contemporary complex healthcare is driven by integration and specialisation and …
‘A future defined by what we do, rather than where we work.’
Tom Simpson has been elected as President of the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia 2018 Tasmanian Pharmacist of the Year and recipient of the 2019 SHPA Medal of Merit, …
Change afoot in the ACT… but more could be done
The ACT’s territory-wide Digital Health Record has now gone live in hospitals… while one stakeholder calls for a scope of practice trial “On behalf of the hospital pharmacy sector I …
The week in review
Another busy week in pharmacy, from crimes to regulatory issues PPA and SHPA spoke out about workforce issues in hospital pharmacy, including whether privatisation has an effect on pay and …
Privatisation worsens pay, unsustainable patient loads: union
Some hospitals have reported up to 40% of staff on unplanned COVID leave on some occasions, as calls for a pharmacy workforce map intensify The union for pharmacy employees has …
Federal Budget: the reaction
Co-pay cut welcomed, but another MBS snub for pharmacy: what did stakeholders make of this week’s federal budget? Key health care stakeholders have expressed mixed feelings about the October Federal …
The week in review
Hospital pharmacy issues come to the fore, as the Queensland scope pilot is announced and Chemist Warehouse speaks out on possible free scripts There was big news from Queensland this …
Pharmacists told, ‘Just get them out of the hospital.’
Pharmacy is often the barrier to hospital discharge, a leading pharmacist has told an inquiry into ambulance ramping and access block Jonathan Penm, chair of the NSW branch committee of …
‘Alarming’ rates of hospital pharmacists quitting
Job vacancies in hospital pharmacy have never been higher, warns the SHPA The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia has again called for the commissioning of a 10-year National Pharmacy …
New offerings from SHPA
SHPA to launch two new pathways for accredited pharmacists and embedded pharmacists in residential aged care, plus a new conference and awards All current or aspiring accredited pharmacists can undertake …