GPs
Patients hurt by Medicare rebate freeze: AMA
The Australian Medical Association is using Family Doctor Week to highlight the “devastating” effect on patients from the freeze on Medicare patient rebates. It is warning of a sharp rise …
Employee pharmacists support GP initiative: PPA
Pharmacy is keen to engage with the Australian Medical Association’s proposal for non-dispensing pharmacists in General Practice, says Professional Pharmacists Australia, following a survey on the topic. PPA asked members …
UK pharmacists keen to work in GP surgeries
More than 120 English pharmacists have joined a group for those interested in working in British GP surgeries, Chemist+Druggist reports. NHS England recently launched a new £15m scheme to fund, …
English GPs to get clinical pharmacists in surgeries
NHS England has launched a new £15m scheme to fund, recruit and employ clinical pharmacists in GP surgeries. Launched by NHS England Chief Executive Simon Stevens, the-three year initiative will …
PSA welcomes GP statement on non-dispensing pharmacists
The PSA has welcomed a statement from United General Practice Australia expressing its in-principle support for non-dispensing pharmacists to work in general practice as part of a GP led team. …
People with disability may avoid, delay seeing GP
The vast majority of people with disability living in the community saw a GP in 2012, but almost a fifth delayed seeing or did not see a GP when they …
Rural and remote health, ATSI focus in 6CPA key for pharmacy
Rural and remote health, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, are key areas that have needed more attention for some time, says Grant Martin, CEO of the Australian Association …
UK pharmacy services stymied by GPs
More than half of UK pharmacists may have been discouraged by general practitioners from offering pharmacy services such as flu vaccination, reports the UK’s Chemist+Druggist magazine. The magazine conducted an …
Non-dispensing pharmacists to be key part of GP team: AMA
The AMA is proposing to make non-dispensing pharmacists a key part of the future general practice health care team, in a bid to help GPs even better care for their …
More pharmacy funding is wrong priority: AMA president
AMA president Associate Professor Brian Owler has criticised an increase in funding and a greater pharmacist role which are set to be part of the Sixth Community Pharmacy Agreement. Writing …
AMA fears about fragmentation of care could do damage: PSA
The AMA’s fears that extending the scope of pharmacy professional services would result in ‘fragmentation of patient care’ is unfounded, says PSA national president Grant Kardachi – and airing their …
Sanofi urges Govt co-funding of GP diabetes education
Sanofi is calling on the Federal Government to join with them to co-fund a GP diabetes education program aimed at reducing the condition’s growing financial burden on the Australian healthcare …