Scope of practice
South Australia green lights pharmacist prescribing
South Australian government backs community pharmacists to ease pressure on public hospitals聽 Pharmacists in South Australia will be able to diagnose and treat uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) from March …
Price must be right to bulk bill
Adequate funding must be secured before pharmacists would be willing to provide bulk billed services聽 If pharmacists are to step into the breach and provide services GPs 鈥渨on鈥檛 bulk bill …
If GPs won鈥檛 bulk bill, we will: Guild
Guild urges health minister to act on his desire to see pharmacists working to the top of their scope of practice聽 Community pharmacies are willing to take responsibility for the …
Prescriber education programs accreditation standards approved
Education providers get the green light to apply to have pharmacist prescriber training programs accredited against the Australian Pharmacy Council鈥檚 new standards 聽 Following a year-long review, the board of …
Community pharmacy integral to healthcare: Sinclair
Steps need to be taken to address burnout among community pharmacists, FIP president, Paul Sinclair says聽 Community pharmacy鈥檚 workforce needs to be better supported to mitigate against the risk of …
Aged care role may not be for new pharmacists
Pharmacists already embedded in residential aged care facilities are improving patient care, they feel it may not be a role for new graduates, study reveals聽 Embedding pharmacists within interprofessional aged …
Legislators need to match pharmacists鈥� ambitions
Healthcare payers and governments need to appropriately fund pharmacists to deliver new services聽 Significant investment from pharmacy owners and governments will be needed to provide successful health services through the …
Days are numbered for one pharmacist stores
Expanded scope of practice could spell the end of single pharmacist stores聽 Increasing demands for pharmacist-delivered services could mean pharmacies will need to operate with at least two pharmacists in-store …
Prepare for scope expansion
PSA rolls out a new education series聽ahead of expanded scope of practice trial聽 Pharmacists seeking to participate in Victoria鈥檚 pharmacist prescribing trial can now access two training courses through the …
Design key to success of expanded scope trials
Pharmacists must embrace practice before implementing new services, International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) president, Paul Sinclair, says聽 Pharmacy leaders need to be strategic when developing plans to expand the profession鈥檚 scope …
Bureaucrats 鈥榤issing a trick鈥� with pharmacy
Governments around the globe need to rethink how they look at using pharmacy to deliver health services, a pharmacist says聽 Pharmacy policymakers should be urging bureaucrats to integrate healthcare systems …
Pharmacy service open door to healthcare
Pharmacist-delivered minor ailments schemes can provide access points for patients who would not engage with traditional healthcare services聽 Expanding pharmacists鈥� scope of practice to include the treatment of common conditions …