tasmania
Hospital pharmacists owed thousands; union
Threats of escalation as years-long Royal Hobart Hospital dispute remains unresolved, says HACSU The Tasmanian government is facing union accusations of failing to settle a long-identified significant underpayment of hospital …
Extending continued dispensing ‘the right thing to do’
Enabling community pharmacists to provide patients with full supplies of their regular medications without a prescription is “the right thing to do”, Jeremy Rockliff, Tasmania’s Premier believes Under expanded continued …
‘Diabolical’ workforce shortages impacting health: report
Community pharmacist numbers are ‘not sufficient to cover the workload’ in rural Tasmania and practice limits beyond dispensing should be removed, argue pharmacy groups Workforce shortages and full utilisation of …
‘Frustrated and unhappy’: Criticism over RAT program changes
Concerns raised over changes to the concessional RATs program as Guild receives angry calls from members of the public The Pharmacy Guild Tasmania branch has already received numerous calls from …
Shedding light on the vaping situation
Answers finally from the Department of Health after questions over Tasmanian vaping dispensing uptake It’s taken an election, a change of government, and the departure of the Senator who asked …
Winter booster in high demand
Pharmacy phones are “running hot” for the fourth dose after eligible age lowered, says this leader Tasmania’s eligible population is gearing up to access the fourth COVID-19 vaccination dose. Within …
Tassie on board
Tasmanian pharmacists can now administer COVID-19 vaccinations to children aged 5-11, bringing the state in line with the rest of the nation Pharmacists in Tasmania have been given the green …
Leading the way
Helen O’Byrne, president of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia (Tas) talks about her plans for pharmacists to play a greater role in vaccinations and other new areas of practice …
First active script list launched in Australia
My Script List provides pharmacies with a complete digital list of a patient’s current prescriptions and repeats Fred IT Group has launched Australia’s first digital script list, called My Script …
Over 100 regulatory breaches uncovered
A coroner has criticised the excessive supply of S8s and codeine that led to a woman’s death The death of a Tasmanian woman from mixed drug toxicity has been investigated …
Exceptional Tassie pharmacists recognised
Two community pharmacists have been honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award and Early Career Pharmacist of the Year Award Dianne Brown has received the Lifetime Achievement Award and Ilwoo Park …
An ‘exciting, nerve-wracking’ change
E-scripts are making a huge impact on the sector, and while some pharmacies have reported teething problems, Tasmanian pharmacist Christine Timms says her experience has been generally positive Being one …