GPs
Pilot slammed as 鈥榳orkload shifting鈥�
Pharmacists have no more of a conflict of interest than GPs do when it comes to the Queensland prescribing pilot, a leading pharmacist says Doctor groups continue to lambast the …
鈥榃hy not fund that pharmacist to become a doctor?鈥�
Doctors complain they were not notified by Queensland government that the pharmacy prescribing pilot has begun Outgoing Australian Medical Association president Dr Maria Boulton has spoken to ABC Brisbane鈥檚 Loretta …
Docs demand pharmacy rules Bill rejection
Doctors are yet again calling for the removal of pharmacy ownership and location rules, despite a report countering their objections A Queensland parliamentary committee has recommended supporting the Pharmacy Business …
Pharmacists poised to relieve GP shortage-related backlog
Doctors are complaining that they鈥檝e been left in the dark about the north Queensland scope of practice pilot 鈥� but pharmacists are ready to get started The Australian Medical Association鈥檚 …
Patients getting 60-day scripts without consent: Guild
The Pharmacy Guild is seeking clarification from a leading doctor, regarding her comments on 60-day 鈥渕isinformation鈥� from pharmacists Royal Australian College of General Practitioners national president Dr Nicole Higgins has …
Is 60-day dispensing really freeing GPs鈥� time?
Pharmacist concerns about 60-day-plus-zero scripts prompted the Department of Health to reach out to doctor groups, it has been revealed During Senate Estimates this week (Thursday, 26 October), shadow health …
Docs condemn 鈥榰nleashing鈥� of pharmacists
AMA attacks community pharmacy as the 鈥渨orst place鈥� for pharmacist prescribing The Australian Medical Association has published its submission to the Department of Health and Aged Care鈥檚 Unleashing the Potential …
GP cites UK serial killer as reason not to 鈥榰nleash鈥� other health professionals
Further training would be unnecessary if some of pharmacists鈥� newer professional services, including those in pilot schemes, were within scope, a Canberra GP claims Dr Louise Stone, a Canberra GP …
Could 60-day dispensing herald cut to GPs鈥� fees?
Prescribers are being asked to consider the potential repercussions the government鈥檚 double-dispensing policy could have on their businesses聽 Pharmacy advocacy group, the Community and Pharmacy Support Group (CAPS) will pose …
Inappropriate prescribing revealed by pharmacy probe
An investigation into a pharmacy sparked another into a GP, who wrote 121 fentanyl scripts for one person in just over a year The Civil and Administrative Tribunal NSW has …
鈥楧efinitive proof they were wrong鈥�
GPs are again lashing out against the Queensland UTI pilot , but its final report vindicates the service, say both Queensland Health and the Pharmacy Guild Upon the release of …
UTI pilot pharmacists stuck to protocols: report
The final Service Evaluation Report of the Urinary Infection Pharmacy Pilot has been released, which the Pharmacy Guild has said 鈥渆nds months of speculative and detrimental false claims made from …