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‘This disgusting behaviour needs to stop.’
Record $5000 fines for abusing frontline workers, including pharmacists and pharmacy assistants, have been welcomed as the sector experiences continued mistreatment from the general public People who cough or spit …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news, focusing on COVID-19 A Rush to Judgment? Rapid Reporting and Dissemination of Results and Its Consequences Regarding the Use …
Insurance move for frontline workers
COVID-19 exposure can’t be used as a reason not to issue life insurance, or charge higher premiums, to health workers including pharmacists, under an interim measure The Australian Competition and …
‘They’ve come to the fore, incredibly.’
Despite shutdown measures morale is still high among Tasmanian hospital pharmacists, as stakeholders take to social media to recognise the hard work of those on the front line As hospital …
Immediate action warranted: tribunal
A tribunal has upheld the suspension of a Melbourne health practitioner for posting controversial views on social media A GP with more than 15 years of practice under his belt …
Qld pharmacy, Tas hospital staff quarantined
A staff member from an Ipswich pharmacy was confirmed to have COVID-19 over the long weekend, and nine colleagues are in quarantine Queensland Health said in a statement on Saturday …
Staying ahead of the curve
Pharmacy groups welcome Queensland government moves that increase the options available to pharmacists to support patients during the pandemic Both the Pharmacy Guild of Australia and PSA have welcomed a …
Survival in a changed world
What will you need to do to ensure your pharmacy can recover in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic? Bruce Annabel & Mal Scrymgeour describe some of the steps to …
Early measures, pharmacy support helping
Queensland’s Chief Health Officer has thanked community pharmacists working on the novel coronavirus frontline Chief Health Officer, Dr Jeannette Young, has briefed members of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Queensland …
All states and territories should follow ‘as a matter of urgency’
Emergency order enables Victorian pharmacists to supply S4s using digital images of scripts alone, reducing burden of having to organise or receive paper scripts The Victorian Department of Health and …
Hep C PBS changes
Hepatitis NSW has welcomed changes to the PBS that improve access to direct acting ant-viral medications that cure hepatitis C The changes, that came into effect from 1 April, include: …
Pharmacists living separately to protect family, patients
Frontline health workers will be offered free accommodation to help keep family members safe… but what about community pharmacists? The move, which includes NSW hospital workers including pharmacists, follows similar …