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PDL Update
2017 PDL Directors Election for the State of New South Wales This year voting will be required to elect one (1) Director for the State of New South Wales (with …
Hopeful candidates in for a longer wait
The Pharmacy Guild has extended its election period after the Australian Electoral Commission decided to expand eligibility to vote Honorary Life Members, who are not otherwise eligible for membership (i.e. …
The final round
Contenders state their case in hard-fought Guild office bearer election lead-up The 2017 NSW Guild elections have again proven to be competitive, at times intensely so. The first round of …
Branch warfare
NSW Guild election hots up as voting deadline approaches Things are set to come to a head in the hotly contested elections for the branch committee of the Pharmacy Guild …
What you said
Here’s what our readers are saying about the key issues in pharmacy: Chaos reigns A minority LNP government, with Katter and Xenophon holding the balance of power is a dream …
Chaos returns
Election 2016 leaves pharmacy in a state of flux As Australia faces a hung Parliament and years of political deals and recriminations, community pharmacy confronts potentially months of delay on …
Labor leads in health policy scorecards
Consumer body finds Labor scores best, but is disappointed no party has taken up the call for a single PBS/MBS safety net This week the Consumers Health Forum (CHF) released …
Aiming for Canberra
Meet the pharmacists aiming for Federal Parliament next month A trio of pharmacists are currently aiming for election to Federal Parliament on 2 July. The pharmacists, representing a diversity of …
PM scraps Medicare outsourcing plans
Pressure from Labor has forced the Coalition to abandon plans to outsource payment system Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has bowed to pressure from the Labor Party, announcing the government has …
Consumer group backs pharmacy role
But deregulation is still on the CHF agenda The Consumers Health Forum has outlined its election stance on pharmacists’ role in primary health In addition to their call for a …
Boosting the profile
Five initiatives to increase the professional role of pharmacists In its 2016 Election Manifesto, the PSA has set out its key agenda items for the future of community pharmacy and …