Political
‘Whitecoat army’ wants Labor out
CAPS looking to take the fight to Labor at next weekend’s Dunkley by-election with Ben Casey-clad pharmacists at polling booths Representatives of the Community and Pharmacy Support Group (CAPS) are …
‘If I was a gambling man, I’d put money on it’
Will the 8CPA be ready in time? Opposition health spokesperson Senator Anne Ruston has grilled the Health Department’s Penny Shakespeare about its status With increasing concern about the looming 1 …
Butler urged to revisit remote dispensing
Labor urged to reverse decision to ban pharmacists from using telehealth services to improve medicines access in rural areas Opposition whip, Rowan Ramsey, is calling on the government to enable …
Progress being made but no 8CPA yet: Guild
Guild aiming to resolve “remaining issues of contention” in “good faith” as 8CPA deadline looms Progress is being made to deliver the Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement (8CPA), but more urgency …
Landlords seek to fetter pharmacy services
Shopping centre landlords raise concerns about pharmacy tenants launching opioid dependence treatment and needle and syringe programs Proposed legislation surrounding pharmacy ownership in Queensland needs to be amended to prevent …
PSA seeks fresh funding for new pharmacy services
Government urged to invest in pharmacist-delivered services to improve access and equity of care The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) is calling on the government to support patients’ access to …
Medicines must be affordable: Butler
Health Minister stresses the need for Australians to be able to afford prescription medicines, as government marks 40 years of Medicare Tranches two and three of the government’s 60-day dispensing …
Rally canned as CAPS shifts focus to by-elections
Advocacy group aims to weaponise white coats to secure fair 8CPA Pharmacists in electorates heading into federal by-elections are being urged to harness the power of their white coats to …
Business backs government administered paid parental leave
Shifting the administration of the Commonwealth Parental Leave Pay scheme to the federal government would ease pressure on pharmacies, Guild says Business groups, including the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, are …
Guild to push for NIPVIP changes
Fees paid to pharmacies for administering vaccines under the NIPVIP should increase, while program rules need to be amended to enable off-site services, a Guild leader says The Pharmacy Guild …
We will not panic: Guild
Guild will not sign a deal that is not good for patients and pharmacists, Anthony Tassone pledges Time is of the essence if the government and Pharmacy Guild of Australia …
Guild will not rest until deal is done: Twomey
Negotiations to deliver the Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement are continuing as 1 March deadline looms With the government’s deadline to implement a new Community Pharmacy Agreement (CPA) fast approaching, Professor …