8CPA
Talks continue as 8CPA deadline looms
Guild still targeting 1 March start date for Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement With less than three weeks before the second tranche of medications becomes available under 60-day dispensing, negotiations …
‘What the hell is going on?’
CAPS demands update on Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement negotiations Community pharmacists are being urged to contact Labor backbenchers over the weekend to push the government to provide information about the Eighth …
An 8CPA wish list, from consultants
A model the Government is forgetting, focusing on the needs of the vulnerable, and casting a wider net outside pharmacy… what effects will the 8CPA have outside community pharmacy? With …
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 …
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 …
No news is bad news on 8CPA: CAPS
Concerns grow that 8CPA will not be signed in time for 1 March start Silence from all parties involved in negotiations for the Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement (8CPA) suggests a …
Guild unconvinced of Sigma alignment
Firm commitments to supporting the current pharmacy ownership rules and to ensuring equitable wholesale services will be required by Sigma, before it can claim to be aligned with the Pharmacy …
Dispensing must be ‘well-funded’ in 8CPA
Plans to increase community pharmacy services will not be sustainable without appropriately funding dispensing, pharmacist says Ensuring dispensaries are well-funded will be critical to the success of the Eighth Community …
Government will be held to 8CPA deadline
Pharmacy sector pledges to hold government to account if a new agreement is not in place by 1 March 2024 Banner groups and pharmacy brands are calling on the federal …
MPs need pharmacy education: CAPS
Pharmacy owners are being urged to educate local politicians about the work community pharmacists do, as negotiations for the Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement (8CPA) continue With the deadline for the …
Clock is ticking on 8CPA talks
Guild calls on minister to deliver “a little less conversation, little more action please”, as 8CPA deadline looms With the clock ticking to secure the Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement (8CPA) …