Pharmacy Guild Archives | AJP Australian Journal of Pharmacy Wed, 01 May 2024 06:10:12 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/cropped-ajp_icon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Pharmacy Guild Archives | AJP 32 32 Pilot slammed as ‘workload shifting’ /news/pilot-slammed-as-workload-shifting/ /news/pilot-slammed-as-workload-shifting/#disqus_thread Wed, 01 May 2024 06:10:12 +0000 /?p=163507 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 ...

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]]> /news/pilot-slammed-as-workload-shifting/feed/ 5 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Dollarphotoclub_81504342.jpg?fit=2048%2C1365&ssl=1 ‘60-day scripts are here to stay, now and into the future’ /news/60-day-scripts-are-here-to-stay-now-and-into-the-future/ /news/60-day-scripts-are-here-to-stay-now-and-into-the-future/#disqus_thread Fri, 15 Mar 2024 05:10:04 +0000 /?p=161627 Health minister Mark Butler says “these are exciting times for the pharmacy sector,†as he tells a packed plenary session about his hopes for the Unleashing the Scope review, and ...

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]]> /news/60-day-scripts-are-here-to-stay-now-and-into-the-future/feed/ 7 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/markbutler.jpg?fit=904%2C607&ssl=1 July start planned for 8CPA /news/july-start-planned-for-8cpa/ /news/july-start-planned-for-8cpa/#disqus_thread Wed, 13 Mar 2024 23:43:38 +0000 /?p=161539 “This speech has been rewritten in the past 12 hours,†Guild national president Professor Trent Twomey has told delegates to APP2024 – making a long-anticipated announcement on the 8CPA The ...

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]]> /news/july-start-planned-for-8cpa/feed/ 9 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Trentapp2024.jpg?fit=1224%2C895&ssl=1 Why large corporate retailers should stay out of pharmacy: committee /news/why-large-corporate-retailers-should-stay-out-of-pharmacy-committee/ /news/why-large-corporate-retailers-should-stay-out-of-pharmacy-committee/#disqus_thread Tue, 12 Mar 2024 08:59:16 +0000 /?p=161429 Guild welcomes moves in Queensland to forbid pharmacies being located in supermarkets, and preventing third parties from exercising “inappropriate control†of medicines provision The report into the Pharmacy Business Ownership ...

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]]> /news/why-large-corporate-retailers-should-stay-out-of-pharmacy-committee/feed/ 1 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Dollarphotoclub_627572981.jpg?fit=2048%2C1536&ssl=1 Pharmacists poised to relieve GP shortage-related backlog /news/pharmacists-poised-to-relieve-gp-shortage-related-backlog/ /news/pharmacists-poised-to-relieve-gp-shortage-related-backlog/#disqus_thread Fri, 01 Mar 2024 06:42:30 +0000 /?p=160952 Doctors are complaining that they’ve been left in the dark about the north Queensland scope of practice pilot – but pharmacists are ready to get started The Australian Medical Association’s ...

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]]> /news/pharmacists-poised-to-relieve-gp-shortage-related-backlog/feed/ 0 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/191743957_m_normal_none.jpg?fit=1233%2C693&ssl=1 GP ‘push to corporatise’ pharmacy criticised /news/gp-push-to-corporatise-pharmacy-criticised/ /news/gp-push-to-corporatise-pharmacy-criticised/#disqus_thread Mon, 26 Feb 2024 06:57:58 +0000 /?p=160632 Corporatisation a factor in the dwindling numbers of GPs, says leading pharmacist in opposing the AMA’s stance on pharmacy ownership Two weeks after its representatives appeared at Queensland’s the Economics ...

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]]> /news/gp-push-to-corporatise-pharmacy-criticised/feed/ 4 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Conference-delegate-interview-microphone-vox-pop-opinion11258176_med.jpg?fit=2024%2C1349&ssl=1 ‘If I was a gambling man, I’d put money on it’ /news/if-i-was-a-gambling-man-id-put-money-on-it/ /news/if-i-was-a-gambling-man-id-put-money-on-it/#disqus_thread Thu, 22 Feb 2024 05:03:07 +0000 /?p=160497 Will the 8CPA be ready in time? Opposition health spokesperson Senator Anne Ruston has grilled the Health Department’s Penny Shakespeare about its status With increasing concern about the looming 1 ...

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]]> /news/if-i-was-a-gambling-man-id-put-money-on-it/feed/ 5 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/capsruston1.jpg?fit=1232%2C924&ssl=1 ‘Every time there is a disaster…’ /news/every-time-there-is-a-disaster/ /news/every-time-there-is-a-disaster/#disqus_thread Wed, 31 Jan 2024 06:02:46 +0000 /?p=159494 With yet another natural disaster unfolding in Australia, pharmacists query why continued dispensing arrangements expire after the immediate crisis is over From Brisbane to the Sunshine Coast, the latest flood ...

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]]> /news/every-time-there-is-a-disaster/feed/ 0 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/GFHtCF6aMAA8FnI.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&ssl=1 Pharmacist voices wanted on women’s pain /news/pharmacist-voices-wanted-on-womens-pain/ /news/pharmacist-voices-wanted-on-womens-pain/#disqus_thread Wed, 24 Jan 2024 06:00:54 +0000 /?p=159212 Women’s pain is often overlooked, says the Victorian government – and its decision to launch an inquiry has been welcomed by pharmacists The Listening to Women’s Voices survey showed that ...

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]]> /news/pharmacist-voices-wanted-on-womens-pain/feed/ 0 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/GettyImages-1062295512.jpg?fit=2024%2C1349&ssl=1 PM spruiks double dispensing savings /news/pm-spruiks-double-dispensing-savings/ /news/pm-spruiks-double-dispensing-savings/#disqus_thread Mon, 22 Jan 2024 06:57:53 +0000 /?p=159138 Nearly two million 60-day scripts were dispensed up to the end of 2023 – but pharmacists say there’s another way to improve medicines affordability Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and health ...

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]]> /news/pm-spruiks-double-dispensing-savings/feed/ 4 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/28562290_l.jpg?fit=2024%2C1344&ssl=1 ‘This is a reform that should be in place as a matter of course’ /news/this-is-a-reform-that-should-be-in-place-as-a-matter-of-course/ /news/this-is-a-reform-that-should-be-in-place-as-a-matter-of-course/#disqus_thread Fri, 22 Dec 2023 05:15:40 +0000 /?p=158490 Every time there is a disaster, the government extends or reinstates continued dispensing, say leading pharmacists – so why not make it permanent? Pharmacy stakeholder groups have says they welcome ...

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]]> /news/this-is-a-reform-that-should-be-in-place-as-a-matter-of-course/feed/ 0 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/pixlr-image-generator-ebc4f130-2357-43cd-b63d-9c127808a98f.jpg?fit=1344%2C768&ssl=1 The week in review /news/the-week-in-review-333/ /news/the-week-in-review-333/#disqus_thread Fri, 15 Dec 2023 13:02:57 +0000 /?p=158288 There’s no prizes for guessing this week’s biggest story: the anticipated announcement of the proposed merger of Chemist Warehouse with Sigma Healthcare As flagged last week, Monday saw the announcement ...

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]]> /news/the-week-in-review-333/feed/ 0 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/CC-Chisholm-winner.jpg?fit=1234%2C987&ssl=1 Beware growing corporatisation: Guild /news/beware-growing-corporatisation-guild/ /news/beware-growing-corporatisation-guild/#disqus_thread Thu, 14 Dec 2023 06:14:57 +0000 /?p=158244 Leading pharmacist demands protection for the ownership rules in asking for scrutiny of the Chemist Warehouse-Sigma reverse listing The Pharmacy Guild of Australia Queensland Branch has issued a statement expressing ...

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]]> /news/beware-growing-corporatisation-guild/feed/ 17 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/cwh-gungahlin.jpg?fit=2016%2C1159&ssl=1 ‘United outcome’ between Guild and College /news/pharmacy-announcements/united-outcome-between-guild-and-college/ /news/pharmacy-announcements/united-outcome-between-guild-and-college/#disqus_thread Thu, 14 Dec 2023 06:09:36 +0000 /?p=158248 The Australasian College of Pharmacy is set to manage and deliver the Guild Intern Training Program from December 2023 onwards This will be known as the College Intern Training Program, ...

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]]> /news/pharmacy-announcements/united-outcome-between-guild-and-college/feed/ 0 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/64328139_xl.jpg?fit=2024%2C1351&ssl=1 The week in review /news/the-week-in-review-332/ /news/the-week-in-review-332/#disqus_thread Fri, 08 Dec 2023 13:05:50 +0000 /?p=157930 There was big news in the business world this week, with all eyes on Chemist Warehouse…and Sigma Healthcare Sigma asked for a pause in trading its securities on the ASX ...

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]]> /news/the-week-in-review-332/feed/ 0 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Returning-unwanted-medicines-to-pharmacy-cartoon.jpg?fit=1024%2C700&ssl=1 Pharmacists needed to help keep Aussies out of hospital /news/pharmacists-needed-to-help-keep-aussies-out-of-hospital/ /news/pharmacists-needed-to-help-keep-aussies-out-of-hospital/#disqus_thread Thu, 07 Dec 2023 07:08:36 +0000 /?p=157904 Patients are waiting longer in emergency departments, prompting pharmacy stakeholders to point out how members of the profession can help The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has released new ...

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]]> /news/pharmacists-needed-to-help-keep-aussies-out-of-hospital/feed/ 0 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Dollarphotoclub_57403294.jpg?fit=1024%2C641&ssl=1 Guild slams CWH-Sigma takeover with ‘increased commercialisation’ warning /news/guild-slams-cwh-sigma-takeover-with-increased-commercialisation-warning/ /news/guild-slams-cwh-sigma-takeover-with-increased-commercialisation-warning/#disqus_thread Thu, 07 Dec 2023 05:50:20 +0000 /?p=157915 The Pharmacy Guild of Australia says it believes the “apparent imminent takeover†of Sigma Healthcare by Chemist Warehouse poses significant questions and risks The Pharmacy Guild has responded to yesterday’s ...

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]]> /news/guild-slams-cwh-sigma-takeover-with-increased-commercialisation-warning/feed/ 8 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cwsign.jpg?fit=2024%2C1635&ssl=1 Patients getting 60-day scripts without consent: Guild /news/patients-getting-60-day-scripts-without-consent-guild/ /news/patients-getting-60-day-scripts-without-consent-guild/#disqus_thread Wed, 06 Dec 2023 08:43:28 +0000 /?p=157853 The Pharmacy Guild is seeking clarification from a leading doctor, regarding her comments on 60-day “misinformation†from pharmacists Royal Australian College of General Practitioners national president Dr Nicole Higgins has ...

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]]> /news/patients-getting-60-day-scripts-without-consent-guild/feed/ 16 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/woman-question.jpg?fit=2024%2C1349&ssl=1 The week in review /news/the-week-in-review-331/ /news/the-week-in-review-331/#disqus_thread Fri, 01 Dec 2023 13:01:00 +0000 /?p=157596 The pharmacy sector isn’t slowing down just because it’s December…it’s been a whirlwind of activity this week for the profession This week the University of Technology Sydney released its latest ...

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]]> /news/the-week-in-review-331/feed/ 0 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/41400060_m_normal_none.jpg?fit=1208%2C805&ssl=1 Pharmacist-prescribed oral PrEP could roll out nationwide /news/pharmacist-prescribed-oral-prep-could-roll-out-nationwide/ /news/pharmacist-prescribed-oral-prep-could-roll-out-nationwide/#disqus_thread Fri, 01 Dec 2023 03:00:29 +0000 /?p=157630 Pharmacists urge the lowering of barriers to accessing and affording medicines which could lead to the elimination of HIV Health minister Mark Butler has announced the release of the HIV ...

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]]> /news/pharmacist-prescribed-oral-prep-could-roll-out-nationwide/feed/ 0 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Breaking-barriers.jpg?fit=1018%2C778&ssl=1 Reinvest Supercare funds into community pharmacy: Tassone /news/reinvest-supercare-funds-into-community-pharmacy-tassone/ /news/reinvest-supercare-funds-into-community-pharmacy-tassone/#disqus_thread Tue, 28 Nov 2023 06:30:08 +0000 /?p=157427 Savings from changes to funding for Victoria’s Supercare Pharmacies could be ploughed back into the sector to improve patient health, one leading pharmacist says The Victorian Government has made changes ...

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]]> /news/reinvest-supercare-funds-into-community-pharmacy-tassone/feed/ 7 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/neon-1191281_1920.jpg?fit=1920%2C1271&ssl=1 The week in review /news/the-week-in-review-329/ /news/the-week-in-review-329/#disqus_thread Fri, 17 Nov 2023 13:05:00 +0000 /?p=156973 Some key reports, congratulations, more losses from the profession and more debate over 60-day dispensing all made the news this week This week health minister Mark Butler told the Guild ...

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]]> /news/the-week-in-review-329/feed/ 0 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/PHOTO-2023-11-15-15-49-00.jpg?fit=739%2C415&ssl=1 CT consultant to head Vic Guild /news/ct-consultant-to-head-vic-guild/ /news/ct-consultant-to-head-vic-guild/#disqus_thread Wed, 15 Nov 2023 06:50:10 +0000 /?p=156840 Following a “thorough†recruitment process, a new branch director has been appointed at the Victorian branch of the Pharmacy Guild Guild Victorian branch president Anthony Tassone has announced the appointment ...

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]]> /news/ct-consultant-to-head-vic-guild/feed/ 0 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/37752305_m.jpg?fit=2024%2C1347&ssl=1 Pharmacists support unleashing of nurses /news/pharmacists-support-unleashing-of-nurses/ /news/pharmacists-support-unleashing-of-nurses/#disqus_thread Mon, 06 Nov 2023 06:33:50 +0000 /?p=156387 Nurses highlight international scope expansion in advocating for the evolution of primary care The Australian College of Nursing has called for significant change to Australia’s primary care delivery model, “to ...

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]]> /news/pharmacists-support-unleashing-of-nurses/feed/ 1 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/135386602_m_normal_none.jpg?fit=1208%2C805&ssl=1 The high road, or the low road? /in-depth/business-class/the-high-road-or-the-low-road/ /in-depth/business-class/the-high-road-or-the-low-road/#disqus_thread Sat, 04 Nov 2023 03:27:05 +0000 /?p=156328 The current community pharmacy agreement negotiations promise to be a unique journey. And owners need to build some roads of their own rather than just rely on the CPA  According ...

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]]> /in-depth/business-class/the-high-road-or-the-low-road/feed/ 0 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/direction.jpg?fit=2024%2C1347&ssl=1 Regular-hours workers can still be casuals under IR bill change /news/regular-hours-workers-can-still-be-casuals-under-ir-bill-change/ /news/regular-hours-workers-can-still-be-casuals-under-ir-bill-change/#disqus_thread Tue, 31 Oct 2023 09:29:05 +0000 /?p=156117 Pharmacy owners will have greater certainty due to changes to Labor’s industrial relations bill concerning casuals, says the Guild Labor’s Closing Loopholes Bill had come under fire from employer groups, ...

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]]> /news/regular-hours-workers-can-still-be-casuals-under-ir-bill-change/feed/ 0 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/pharmacists-pharmacy-drawer-medicines-storage-pharmacist-medication-management-e1572498276706.jpg?fit=1305%2C845&ssl=1 More pharmacist jabs criticised as ‘gambling’ with children’s health /news/more-pharmacist-jabs-criticised-as-gambling-with-childrens-health/ /news/more-pharmacist-jabs-criticised-as-gambling-with-childrens-health/#disqus_thread Mon, 30 Oct 2023 04:00:41 +0000 /?p=156056 Pharmacists call for vaccine harmonisation, as doctors slam new regulations enabling pharmacists to vaccinate children aged two and up The Australian Medical Association has attacked an announcement by the Queensland ...

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]]> /news/more-pharmacist-jabs-criticised-as-gambling-with-childrens-health/feed/ 3 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/42323913_l-1.jpg?fit=1000%2C667&ssl=1 Premier lauds ‘trusted source’ as Vic pharmacy pilot begins /news/155994/ /news/155994/#disqus_thread Fri, 27 Oct 2023 02:18:29 +0000 /?p=155994 The Victorian community pharmacist prescribing pilot is a “win†for patients, says the Guild, as state premier and health minister mark its beginning The Allan Labor government has said in ...

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]]> /news/155994/feed/ 0 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/30160095_l.jpg?fit=2024%2C1349&ssl=1 The week in review /news/the-week-in-review-325/ /news/the-week-in-review-325/#disqus_thread Fri, 13 Oct 2023 13:07:25 +0000 /?p=155479 As Australians head to the polls this weekend for the Voice Referendum, we wrap up another busy week in pharmacy CAPS has written to GPs, saying that 60-day dispensing won’t ...

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]]> /news/the-week-in-review-325/feed/ 0 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/uluru-2757920_1920.jpg?fit=1920%2C1280&ssl=1 Queensland pollies recognise community pharmacists /news/queensland-pollies-recognise-community-pharmacists/ /news/queensland-pollies-recognise-community-pharmacists/#disqus_thread Fri, 13 Oct 2023 05:00:11 +0000 /?p=155467 The Queensland branch of the Guild has recognised some key players in the state with awards The Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s Queensland Branch has held its fifth annual parliamentary reception ...

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]]> /news/queensland-pollies-recognise-community-pharmacists/feed/ 0 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/photo1.jpg?fit=1000%2C668&ssl=1 Should double dispensing protests continue? /news/should-double-dispensing-protests-continue/ /news/should-double-dispensing-protests-continue/#disqus_thread Wed, 11 Oct 2023 05:01:33 +0000 /?p=155381 Protests against 60-day dispensing are set to continue, says CAPS – but what do readers think? In our most recent poll, the AJP asked whether it was time for members ...

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]]> /news/should-double-dispensing-protests-continue/feed/ 8 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/caps6.jpg?fit=1232%2C924&ssl=1 Pharmacies urged to waive HIV co-pay /news/pharmacies-urged-to-waive-hiv-co-pay/ /news/pharmacies-urged-to-waive-hiv-co-pay/#disqus_thread Thu, 05 Oct 2023 04:00:38 +0000 /?p=155114 Queensland Health waives co-payments for HIV antiretrovirals, in a move welcomed by the Pharmacy Guild Queensland minister for health, mental health and ambulance services Shannon Fentiman has announced that effective ...

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]]> /news/pharmacies-urged-to-waive-hiv-co-pay/feed/ 2 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/44273847_l.jpg?fit=2024%2C1518&ssl=1 Poll: Should pharmacists keep protesting 60-day dispensing? /news/poll-should-pharmacists-keep-protesting-60-day-dispensing/ /news/poll-should-pharmacists-keep-protesting-60-day-dispensing/#disqus_thread Wed, 13 Sep 2023 06:41:43 +0000 /?p=154095 Two weeks after the policy came into play, emotions are still running high about 60-day dispensing. But is it time to stop protesting? The Community and Pharmacy Support Group, following ...

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]]> /news/poll-should-pharmacists-keep-protesting-60-day-dispensing/feed/ 0 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/caps1.jpg?fit=2024%2C1518&ssl=1 The week in review /news/the-week-in-review-323/ /news/the-week-in-review-323/#disqus_thread Fri, 08 Sep 2023 14:07:26 +0000 /?p=153900 It was a busy week in Canberra, as pharmacists rallied against 60-day dispensing and voiced their displeasure According to CAPS, around 2,500 pharmacists from around the country gathered outside Parliament ...

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]]> /news/the-week-in-review-323/feed/ 0 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/caps1.jpg?fit=2024%2C1518&ssl=1 The week in review /news/the-week-in-review-322/ /news/the-week-in-review-322/#disqus_thread Fri, 01 Sep 2023 14:06:52 +0000 /?p=153664 A week’s a long time in the pharmacy sector right now, as double dispensing begins (not without uncertainty), as do 8CPA talks On Friday, the Pharmacy Guild told us that ...

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]]> /news/the-week-in-review-322/feed/ 0 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/99559283_m_normal_none.jpg?fit=1207%2C805&ssl=1 Docs take aim at 60-day disallowance motion /news/docs-take-aim-at-60-day-disallowance-motion/ /news/docs-take-aim-at-60-day-disallowance-motion/#disqus_thread Fri, 01 Sep 2023 04:42:56 +0000 /?p=153658 Mark Butler still calling pharmacist objection to double dispensing a “scare campaign,†even as 8CPA talks begin Federal health minister Mark Butler has declared 1 September, 2023 a “great day ...

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]]> /news/docs-take-aim-at-60-day-disallowance-motion/feed/ 1 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/1400139413-52aa936aef7810f924643e23a538b5c4cbde6edfbb0bda1e4e828200853d7a33-d_1280.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1 The week in review /news/the-week-in-review-321/ /news/the-week-in-review-321/#disqus_thread Fri, 25 Aug 2023 14:05:33 +0000 /?p=153294 The profession’s focus shifts back to Canberra, with plans for another protest against 60-day dispensing moving ahead, plus the announcement of a review into full scope The planned rally for ...

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]]> /news/the-week-in-review-321/feed/ 0 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/crystal-ball-3179145_1280.jpg?fit=1280%2C853&ssl=1 The week in review /news/the-week-in-review-320/ /news/the-week-in-review-320/#disqus_thread Fri, 18 Aug 2023 14:09:27 +0000 /?p=152840 From Parliamentary chaos in Canberra last week, this week the debate over 60-day dispensing moved to Sydney as pharmacists took to the streets Pharmacists marched on Sydney‘s town hall, where ...

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]]> /news/the-week-in-review-320/feed/ 0 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Felkai-at-CAPS-demonstation.jpg?fit=1320%2C955&ssl=1 ‘We would hope that Tasmania could lead’ /news/we-would-hope-that-tasmania-could-lead/ /news/we-would-hope-that-tasmania-could-lead/#disqus_thread Fri, 18 Aug 2023 07:00:14 +0000 /?p=152820 Tasmania’s opposition has called on the state government to release a report on scope of practice for pharmacists – as one stakeholder highlights the need for better health access Shadow ...

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]]> /news/we-would-hope-that-tasmania-could-lead/feed/ 0 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/GettyImages-1302519081_resize.jpg?fit=1773%2C1182&ssl=1 Greenwood to leave Guild /news/greenwood-to-leave-guild/ /news/greenwood-to-leave-guild/#disqus_thread Thu, 17 Aug 2023 08:08:45 +0000 /?p=152722 Pharmacy Guild executive director Suzanne Greenwood is resigning as executive director, after overseeing four years of change and reform in the sector Guild national president Professor Trent Twomey has announced ...

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]]> /news/greenwood-to-leave-guild/feed/ 0 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Suzanne.jpg?fit=2024%2C1678&ssl=1 Canberra pharmacies to offer UTI prescribing access /news/canberra-pharmacies-to-offer-uti-prescribing-access/ /news/canberra-pharmacies-to-offer-uti-prescribing-access/#disqus_thread Tue, 15 Aug 2023 05:25:00 +0000 /?p=152623 Five ACT pharmacies are set to join the NSW-led urinary tract infection prescribing trial The ACT government has secured an agreement with the NSW government which will allow Canberran pharmacies ...

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]]> /news/canberra-pharmacies-to-offer-uti-prescribing-access/feed/ 0 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/canberra.jpg?fit=2024%2C1349&ssl=1 The week in review /news/the-week-in-review-316/ /news/the-week-in-review-316/#disqus_thread Fri, 21 Jul 2023 14:07:35 +0000 /?p=151346 Sixty-day dispensing was still making waves, as flu case numbers rose and the industry lost a discounting pioneer Double dispensing remains top of mind, and we heard from Flinders University‘s ...

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]]> /news/the-week-in-review-316/feed/ 0 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/choice.jpg?fit=1996%2C1501&ssl=1 The week in review /news/the-week-in-review-315/ /news/the-week-in-review-315/#disqus_thread Fri, 14 Jul 2023 14:06:31 +0000 /?p=150980 There was a sharp contrast between confidence in the pharmacy sector late last year, and the reality mid-2023, as our headlines showed this week The University of Technology Sydney Pharmacy ...

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]]> /news/the-week-in-review-315/feed/ 0 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/AJP-June-2023-Low.jpg?fit=823%2C570&ssl=1 The week in review /news/the-week-in-review-314/ /news/the-week-in-review-314/#disqus_thread Fri, 23 Jun 2023 14:09:49 +0000 /?p=150163 The biggest story this week continues to be 60-day dispensing, which was debated in Parliament and which has inched a step closer Double dispensing came one step closer to reality ...

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]]> /news/the-week-in-review-314/feed/ 0 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/tammytyrrell.jpg?fit=1600%2C1450&ssl=1 Scholarships open /news/pharmacy-announcements/scholarships-open-2/ /news/pharmacy-announcements/scholarships-open-2/#disqus_thread Wed, 21 Jun 2023 07:19:46 +0000 /?p=150075 The Pharmacy Guild of Australia and Symbion have announced that applications for scholarships under their Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander pharmacy students initiative are now open The scholarships are designed ...

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]]> /news/pharmacy-announcements/scholarships-open-2/feed/ 0 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/GettyImages-1210246053_resize.jpg?fit=2024%2C1227&ssl=1 ‘They’re not listening, they think we’re lying’ /news/theyre-not-listening-they-think-were-lying/ /news/theyre-not-listening-they-think-were-lying/#disqus_thread Tue, 20 Jun 2023 20:04:59 +0000 /?p=150037 Thirty-day dispensing for more than 300 medicines is “absurd,†says the PM, as his pharmacist says she can’t understand Labor’s refusal to listen to the community pharmacy sector Former Nationals ...

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]]> /news/theyre-not-listening-they-think-were-lying/feed/ 42 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/FXgWHAWX0AAuFcb.jpg?fit=590%2C680&ssl=1 Almost 21k jobs to go, 665 pharmacies to close; Guild report /news/almost-21k-jobs-to-go-665-pharmacies-to-close-guild-report/ /news/almost-21k-jobs-to-go-665-pharmacies-to-close-guild-report/#disqus_thread Mon, 19 Jun 2023 01:43:20 +0000 /?p=149987 One sixth of pharmacies under “financial stress†if government doesn’t relent on double-dispensing Close to 21,000 jobs will be lost, 665 pharmacies will close and another 944 – one sixth ...

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]]> /news/almost-21k-jobs-to-go-665-pharmacies-to-close-guild-report/feed/ 4 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Unemployment-pic.jpg?fit=2024%2C1349&ssl=1 The week in review /news/the-week-in-review-313/ /news/the-week-in-review-313/#disqus_thread Fri, 16 Jun 2023 14:03:35 +0000 /?p=149927 Canberra was the focus this week, as pharmacists received King’s Birthday honours… while 60-day dispensing was a hot topic in Parliament There were fiery exchanges in Parliament about 60-day dispensing ...

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]]> /news/the-week-in-review-313/feed/ 0 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/352560731_645734267417621_6991718026407026945_n.jpg?fit=600%2C503&ssl=1 Is yours Australia’s top pharmacy? /news/is-yours-australias-top-pharmacy/ /news/is-yours-australias-top-pharmacy/#disqus_thread Thu, 15 Jun 2023 05:21:06 +0000 /?p=149884 Nominations are now open for the prestigious Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s 2024 Pharmacy of the Year awards Members of the public, as well as those in the profession, are invited ...

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]]> /news/is-yours-australias-top-pharmacy/feed/ 0 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/GPY_SHOALWATER_2_LowRes.jpg?fit=595%2C397&ssl=1 The week in review /news/the-week-in-review-312/ /news/the-week-in-review-312/#disqus_thread Fri, 09 Jun 2023 14:06:24 +0000 /?p=149611 A huge deal between Sigma and Chemist Warehouse was news this week, as the controversy over 60-day dispensing rages Business news loomed large this week, as a deal between Chemist ...

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]]> /news/the-week-in-review-312/feed/ 0 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230602_153319.jpg?fit=1000%2C1056&ssl=1 Thousands of ODT patients to be displaced /news/thousands-of-odt-patients-to-be-displaced/ /news/thousands-of-odt-patients-to-be-displaced/#disqus_thread Fri, 09 Jun 2023 08:47:47 +0000 /?p=149594 Pharmacists are calling for a delayed rollout of changes to the Opioid Dependence Treatment program, warning of “potentially horrific outcomes†for patients A Budget measure to allow people to access ...

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]]> /news/thousands-of-odt-patients-to-be-displaced/feed/ 5 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/23896049_xl.jpg?fit=2024%2C1816&ssl=1 The week in review /news/the-week-in-review-311/ /news/the-week-in-review-311/#disqus_thread Fri, 02 Jun 2023 14:06:02 +0000 /?p=149269 The furore over 60-day dispensing continues, as pharmacists descended on Canberra to engage with MPs Pharmacists made their presence known in Parliament this week, and we heard that some Labor ...

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]]> /news/the-week-in-review-311/feed/ 0 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Pharmacists-at-Parliament-House.jpg?fit=1280%2C1012&ssl=1 Pharmacists fill ‘critical gap’…but co-pay is still a problem /news/pharmacists-fill-critical-gap-but-co-pay-is-still-a-problem/ /news/pharmacists-fill-critical-gap-but-co-pay-is-still-a-problem/#disqus_thread Wed, 31 May 2023 07:49:43 +0000 /?p=149063 A new report shows that more than one in four Australians who are taking prescription medicines have had to go without…and many say their medicines aren’t affordable The Australian Healthcare ...

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]]> /news/pharmacists-fill-critical-gap-but-co-pay-is-still-a-problem/feed/ 0 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/20046438_la.jpg?fit=1775%2C1181&ssl=1 The week in review /news/the-week-in-review-310/ /news/the-week-in-review-310/#disqus_thread Fri, 26 May 2023 14:02:08 +0000 /?p=148847 Double dispensing continues to dominate the headlines this week, plus the pharmacy sector lost two key people The fallout over 60-day dispensing continues, with the Guild refuting claims by Labor’s ...

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]]> /news/the-week-in-review-310/feed/ 0 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/marques-thomas-UpbPKxukZdE-unsplash-1.jpg?fit=1920%2C1220&ssl=1 Vale Keith Fittock /news/vale-keith-fittock/ /news/vale-keith-fittock/#disqus_thread Fri, 26 May 2023 05:43:23 +0000 /?p=148849 Former Guild Queensland president and national board member of PDL Keith Fittock has passed away Pharmacy stakeholders have expressed their sorrow at the passing of Keith E.R. Fittock. Deputy chair ...

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]]> /news/vale-keith-fittock/feed/ 0 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Keith-E-R-Fittock.png.jpg?fit=719%2C580&ssl=1 ‘Definitive proof they were wrong’ /news/definitive-proof-they-were-wrong/ /news/definitive-proof-they-were-wrong/#disqus_thread Tue, 23 May 2023 03:30:50 +0000 /?p=148672 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 ...

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]]> /news/definitive-proof-they-were-wrong/feed/ 0 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/30160095_l.jpg?fit=2024%2C1349&ssl=1 Credlin ‘fooled’ by Government: ‘Thank God I talked to my pharmacist’ /news/credlin-fooled-by-government-thank-god-i-talked-to-my-pharmacist/ /news/credlin-fooled-by-government-thank-god-i-talked-to-my-pharmacist/#disqus_thread Mon, 22 May 2023 07:04:04 +0000 /?p=148610 Political commentator Peta Credlin has lashed out at double dispensing, saying pharmacies are paying while the Government saves money – and taking a swipe at opioid replacement therapy The former ...

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]]> /news/credlin-fooled-by-government-thank-god-i-talked-to-my-pharmacist/feed/ 9 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Depositphotos_1377381_m2.jpeg?fit=1024%2C685&ssl=1 The week in review /news/the-week-in-review-309/ /news/the-week-in-review-309/#disqus_thread Fri, 19 May 2023 14:13:08 +0000 /?p=148501 The furore over 60-day dispensing continued this week, plus there were allegations of wage theft, pharmacies were targeted by anti-vaccinators and new powers for Ahpra Jason Lange, the executive director ...

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]]> /news/the-week-in-review-309/feed/ 0 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/sign-1719887_1920.jpg?fit=1920%2C1024&ssl=1 ‘It causes trauma for staff’ /news/it-causes-trauma-for-staff/ /news/it-causes-trauma-for-staff/#disqus_thread Wed, 17 May 2023 09:54:22 +0000 /?p=148364 Australians are being told to complain to pharmacy workers if they see Guild campaign materials about double dispensing… an added stressor burnt-out pharmacists really don’t need, says one sector leader ...

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]]> /news/it-causes-trauma-for-staff/feed/ 4 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/FwIP14YaQAACLk-.jpg?fit=675%2C900&ssl=1 PBAC ‘has now seen sense’ on fluticasone /news/pbac-has-now-seen-sense-on-fluticasone/ /news/pbac-has-now-seen-sense-on-fluticasone/#disqus_thread Tue, 16 May 2023 07:51:06 +0000 /?p=148327 The controversial decision to restrict prescribing fluticasone propionate for young children has been reversed in a move welcomed by the Guild But families and pharmacists have been left without clear ...

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]]> /news/pbac-has-now-seen-sense-on-fluticasone/feed/ 1 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/55439825_l.jpg?fit=2024%2C1349&ssl=1 ‘Millions of patients will lose’; Twomey /news/millions-will-lose-twomey/ /news/millions-will-lose-twomey/#disqus_thread Thu, 11 May 2023 01:07:51 +0000 /?p=148106 Guild president’s Forefront editorial goes in hard against double-dispensing “Millions of people in every single community in Australia will be worse off’ if the government doesn’t guarantee no patient or ...

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]]> /news/millions-will-lose-twomey/feed/ 0 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/trenttwomeyspeech.jpg?fit=1242%2C843&ssl=1 The week in review /news/the-week-in-review-306/ /news/the-week-in-review-306/#disqus_thread Fri, 28 Apr 2023 14:06:21 +0000 /?p=147483 This week, all eyes were on Canberra as the Health Minister announced 60-day dispensing First, stakeholders were just talking about the impact 60-day dispensing could have on pharmacy and patients. ...

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]]> /news/the-week-in-review-306/feed/ 0 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/browndutton.jpg?fit=646%2C559&ssl=1 ‘They’ll just pull the rug out from under them’ /news/theyll-just-pull-the-rug-out-from-under-them/ /news/theyll-just-pull-the-rug-out-from-under-them/#disqus_thread Thu, 27 Apr 2023 06:00:49 +0000 /?p=147393 A visibly upset Trent Twomey has told reporters that Labor is failing to engage with community pharmacy over 60-day dispensing, with MPs and senators taking their phones “off the hook†...

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]]> /news/theyll-just-pull-the-rug-out-from-under-them/feed/ 14 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Depositphotos_1377381_m2.jpeg?fit=1024%2C685&ssl=1 Confirmed: Butler announces double dispensing /news/confirmed-butler-announces-double-dispensing/ /news/confirmed-butler-announces-double-dispensing/#disqus_thread Tue, 25 Apr 2023 23:00:25 +0000 /?p=147259 Health Minister Mark Butler has announced 60-day scripts will apply to more than 300 molecules from 1 September Butler has confirmed a policy found in draft Budget papers to implement ...

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]]> /news/confirmed-butler-announces-double-dispensing/feed/ 45 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/51655704_xl.jpg?fit=2024%2C1262&ssl=1 ‘It really breaks down the fundamental tenet of the PBS’ /news/it-really-breaks-down-the-fundamental-tenet-of-the-pbs/ /news/it-really-breaks-down-the-fundamental-tenet-of-the-pbs/#disqus_thread Mon, 24 Apr 2023 05:00:15 +0000 /?p=147227 It’s as though a third disaster is about to hit pharmacy, says one sector leader: bushfires, Covid-19 and now 60-day dispensing Australians are already facing dire shortages of several key ...

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]]> /news/it-really-breaks-down-the-fundamental-tenet-of-the-pbs/feed/ 13 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/25605224_m.jpg?fit=2024%2C1510&ssl=1 The week in review /news/the-week-in-review-305/ /news/the-week-in-review-305/#disqus_thread Fri, 21 Apr 2023 14:06:31 +0000 /?p=147111 Uncertainty over the possibility of 60-day dispensing intensified this week, as draft Budget papers show it could soon be a reality The Pharmacy Guild of Australia held an emergency webinar ...

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]]> /news/the-week-in-review-305/feed/ 0 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/parliament-house-168300_1920.jpg?fit=1920%2C1280&ssl=1 ‘Total uncertainty’ reigns over aged care pharmacist funding /news/total-uncertainty-reigns-over-aged-care-pharmacist-funding/ /news/total-uncertainty-reigns-over-aged-care-pharmacist-funding/#disqus_thread Thu, 20 Apr 2023 06:00:18 +0000 /?p=146840 The “brain drain†from community pharmacy began long before the concept of embedding pharmacists in aged care, says one pharmacy aged care leader, who also criticised funding issues “With under ...

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]]> /news/total-uncertainty-reigns-over-aged-care-pharmacist-funding/feed/ 2 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/174288402_m_normal_none.jpg?fit=1508%2C1005&ssl=1 Docs push vending machines, supermarket pharmacies /news/docs-push-vending-machines-supermarket-pharmacies/ /news/docs-push-vending-machines-supermarket-pharmacies/#disqus_thread Tue, 18 Apr 2023 07:37:25 +0000 /?p=146892 Doctors are now working an economic and competition angle in their bid to rid the pharmacy sector of the ownership and location rules The Australian Medical Association has produced its ...

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]]> /news/docs-push-vending-machines-supermarket-pharmacies/feed/ 29 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/158430627_l.jpg?fit=1477%2C1419&ssl=1 The week in review /news/the-week-in-review-304/ /news/the-week-in-review-304/#disqus_thread Fri, 14 Apr 2023 14:02:48 +0000 /?p=146765 Two opposing forces lobbied for different ways to save patients money this week, while there was lots of medicines news and we looked at burnout in hospitals There was bad ...

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]]> /news/the-week-in-review-304/feed/ 1 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/43281150_l.jpg?fit=2048%2C2048&ssl=1 Docs ‘gobsmacked’ to discover longstanding clause /news/docs-gobsmacked-to-discover-longstanding-clause/ /news/docs-gobsmacked-to-discover-longstanding-clause/#disqus_thread Fri, 14 Apr 2023 07:04:22 +0000 /?p=146737 In its latest salvo against the Pharmacy Guild, a doctor stakeholder group has slammed the remuneration adjustment mechanism in the 7CPA Doctor groups continue to lobby for 60-day dispensing and ...

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]]> /news/docs-gobsmacked-to-discover-longstanding-clause/feed/ 34 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/GettyImages-689294078.jpg?fit=2024%2C1463&ssl=1 Double dispensing would be ‘own goal’ says CWH director /news/double-dispensing-would-be-own-goal-says-cwh-director/ /news/double-dispensing-would-be-own-goal-says-cwh-director/#disqus_thread Tue, 11 Apr 2023 20:01:14 +0000 /?p=146533 The furore over 60-day scripts is intensifying, with a Chemist Warehouse leader warning of shortages and citing the panic buying of the early days of the pandemic CWH director Mario ...

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]]> /news/double-dispensing-would-be-own-goal-says-cwh-director/feed/ 5 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/GettyImages-121109701_resize.jpg?fit=1773%2C1182&ssl=1 First scope training cohort full /news/first-scope-training-cohort-full/ /news/first-scope-training-cohort-full/#disqus_thread Tue, 28 Mar 2023 05:00:27 +0000 /?p=145928 The North Queensland Community Pharmacy Scope of Practice Pilot is officially underway The Pharmacy Guild says that 175 registered community pharmacists have just embarked on higher education and training, from ...

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]]> /news/first-scope-training-cohort-full/feed/ 2 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Dollarphotoclub_56510929b-1000x641.jpg?fit=1000%2C641&ssl=1 Quirky video comes out on top /news/quirky-video-comes-out-on-top/ /news/quirky-video-comes-out-on-top/#disqus_thread Fri, 24 Mar 2023 05:00:51 +0000 /?p=145786 Pharmacy 777 Port Hedland in Western Australia is the first prize winner for Best Video in the Pharmacy Guild’s 2023 ‘Why I Love Rural Pharmacy’ video competition The contest was open to ...

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]]> /news/quirky-video-comes-out-on-top/feed/ 0 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Porthedland.jpg?fit=947%2C517&ssl=1 New scholarship announced /news/new-scholarship-announced/ /news/new-scholarship-announced/#disqus_thread Thu, 23 Mar 2023 05:06:16 +0000 /?p=145707 The Pharmacy Guild of Australia and Symbion have announced a new student scholarship initiative to improve outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander pharmacy students The initiative will strengthen the ...

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]]> /news/new-scholarship-announced/feed/ 0 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Dollarphotoclub_5254121.jpg?fit=2048%2C1365&ssl=1 ‘Deterrence is lacking:’ assaults still rife /news/deterrence-is-lacking-assaults-still-rife/ /news/deterrence-is-lacking-assaults-still-rife/#disqus_thread Fri, 17 Mar 2023 03:13:53 +0000 /?p=145420 The Guild and pharmacists’ union have backed moves to crack down on violence and antisocial behaviour in retail, including community pharmacies The Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA), one ...

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]]> /news/deterrence-is-lacking-assaults-still-rife/feed/ 2 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/GettyImages-121109701_resize.jpg?fit=1773%2C1182&ssl=1 Discounting copay ‘just makes sense:’ CWH /news/discounting-copay-just-makes-sense-cwh/ /news/discounting-copay-just-makes-sense-cwh/#disqus_thread Fri, 17 Mar 2023 02:33:59 +0000 /?p=145399 Chemist Warehouse has thrown its support behind an AMA push to allow pharmacies to discount prescription medicines by more than the currently allowed $1 The Australian Medical Association has said ...

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]]> /news/discounting-copay-just-makes-sense-cwh/feed/ 20 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/28562290_l.jpg?fit=2024%2C1344&ssl=1 Leading doc steers patients to pharmacy for jabs /news/leading-doc-steers-patients-to-pharmacy-for-jabs/ /news/leading-doc-steers-patients-to-pharmacy-for-jabs/#disqus_thread Wed, 15 Mar 2023 06:30:38 +0000 /?p=145308 Former deputy chief medical officer Dr Nick Coatsworth has suggested pharmacy as the best place for the general public to get their flu and covid jabs, given the GP shortage ...

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]]> /news/leading-doc-steers-patients-to-pharmacy-for-jabs/feed/ 0 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Close-up-band-aid.jpg?fit=1773%2C1182&ssl=1 Pharmacy fix for ‘dog’s breakfast’ of vapes /news/call-to-restrict-all-vapes-to-pharmacy/ /news/call-to-restrict-all-vapes-to-pharmacy/#disqus_thread Tue, 14 Mar 2023 19:32:24 +0000 /?p=145271 The current rules around accessing e-cigarettes have “nothing to do with harm minimisation,†argues a researcher asking for all vapes to be accessed only through pharmacies Predatory retailers, manufacturers and ...

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]]> /news/call-to-restrict-all-vapes-to-pharmacy/feed/ 14 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/36149436_l.jpg?fit=2295%2C1827&ssl=1 WA to roll out ‘gamechanger’ on doctor shopping /news/wa-to-roll-out-gamechanger-on-doctor-shopping/ /news/wa-to-roll-out-gamechanger-on-doctor-shopping/#disqus_thread Tue, 14 Mar 2023 06:52:21 +0000 /?p=145275 Western Australia is set to get its own electronic system to monitor controlled drugs – but details are yet to emerge WA health minister Amber-Jade Sanderson has announced the ScriptCheckWA ...

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]]> /news/wa-to-roll-out-gamechanger-on-doctor-shopping/feed/ 2 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/cyber-security-1923446_1920.png?fit=1920%2C1228&ssl=1 Pilot readying for takeoff /news/pilot-readying-for-takeoff/ /news/pilot-readying-for-takeoff/#disqus_thread Tue, 14 Mar 2023 05:16:00 +0000 /?p=145265 The North Queensland Community Pharmacy Scope of Practice Pilot has reached its first milestone with enrolment for training now open The Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Queensland Branch President Chris Owen ...

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]]> /news/pilot-readying-for-takeoff/feed/ 0 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Space.jpg?fit=2024%2C1347&ssl=1 Guild, PPA back union push for violence protections /news/work-the-workplace/guild-ppa-back-union-push-for-violence-protections/ /news/work-the-workplace/guild-ppa-back-union-push-for-violence-protections/#disqus_thread Mon, 06 Mar 2023 05:21:50 +0000 /?p=144642 One pharmacy union says violence in retail settings and the community is “escalating†– and calls for protections for workers The Shop Distributive and ­Allied Employees Association Queensland Branch’s submission ...

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]]> /news/work-the-workplace/guild-ppa-back-union-push-for-violence-protections/feed/ 3 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/angry-customer-patient-abusive_l.jpg?fit=2024%2C1619&ssl=1 ‘There should be no wrong door when patients are seeking a vaccine.’ /news/there-should-be-no-wrong-door-when-patients-are-seeking-a-vaccine/ /news/there-should-be-no-wrong-door-when-patients-are-seeking-a-vaccine/#disqus_thread Thu, 02 Mar 2023 23:51:05 +0000 /?p=144551 Canberrans will now be able to get pharmacist-prescribed antibiotics for UTIs under the NSW trial scheme – as well as more vaccines Minister of Health Rachael Stephen-Smith has announced that ...

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]]> /news/there-should-be-no-wrong-door-when-patients-are-seeking-a-vaccine/feed/ 0 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/10740847_l.jpg?fit=2024%2C1318&ssl=1 ‘It doesn’t have to be this way.’ /news/scope-of-practice/it-doesnt-have-to-be-this-way/ /news/scope-of-practice/it-doesnt-have-to-be-this-way/#disqus_thread Mon, 27 Feb 2023 02:56:56 +0000 /?p=144366 The Strengthening Medicare Taskforce recommended that health professionals work to full scope – but one leading pharmacist is wary of the timeline The Taskforce’s report, which was released earlier this ...

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]]> /news/scope-of-practice/it-doesnt-have-to-be-this-way/feed/ 0 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/190216182_l.jpg?fit=1773%2C1182&ssl=1 NSW pharmacies to offer free sick notes /news/nsw-pharmacies-to-offer-free-sick-notes/ /news/nsw-pharmacies-to-offer-free-sick-notes/#disqus_thread Wed, 22 Feb 2023 06:12:25 +0000 /?p=144099 NSW’s foray into increased scope of practice for community pharmacists includes free absence from work certificates NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet announced over the weekend (19 Feb 2023) that its promised ...

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]]> /news/nsw-pharmacies-to-offer-free-sick-notes/feed/ 5 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/30160095_l.jpg?fit=2024%2C1349&ssl=1 The week in review /news/the-week-in-review-295/ /news/the-week-in-review-295/#disqus_thread Fri, 10 Feb 2023 13:01:19 +0000 /?p=143622 The debate about scope of practice continued this week, plus decisions on Covid boosters and several medications Scope of practice is still top of mind, with Pharmacy Guild of Australia ...

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]]> /news/the-week-in-review-295/feed/ 0 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/border-g0e2d05b92_1280.png?fit=1280%2C913&ssl=1 The week in review /news/the-week-in-review-294/ /news/the-week-in-review-294/#disqus_thread Fri, 03 Feb 2023 13:05:31 +0000 /?p=143408 There’s been a lot to keep up with in pharmacy this week, with the Strengthening Medicare Taskforce released, more GP-pharmacy turf wars and moves in industrial action The Strengthening Medicare ...

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]]> /news/the-week-in-review-294/feed/ 0 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/cowboys.jpg?fit=1474%2C1000&ssl=1 Call to stop “online prescribing cowboys†/news/call-to-stop-online-prescribing-cowboys/ /news/call-to-stop-online-prescribing-cowboys/#disqus_thread Wed, 01 Feb 2023 06:00:58 +0000 /?p=143317 Two Guild leaders have referred to some telehealth operators as “cowboys,†with another pharmacist reporting a script clearly meant for misuse According to Pharmacy Guild Queensland branch president Chris Owen, ...

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]]> /news/call-to-stop-online-prescribing-cowboys/feed/ 12 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/cowboys.jpg?fit=1474%2C1000&ssl=1 Should pharmacy be exempt from payroll tax? /news/should-pharmacy-be-exempt-from-payroll-tax/ /news/should-pharmacy-be-exempt-from-payroll-tax/#disqus_thread Wed, 25 Jan 2023 06:22:37 +0000 /?p=143135 A leading pharmacist says if GPs are exempt from payroll tax, community pharmacy should be exempt too “No one likes payroll tax, but it’s a well-known cost of running a ...

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]]> /news/should-pharmacy-be-exempt-from-payroll-tax/feed/ 3 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/GettyImages-1263072702_resize.jpg?fit=1735%2C1208&ssl=1 The week in review /news/the-week-in-review-292/ /news/the-week-in-review-292/#disqus_thread Fri, 20 Jan 2023 13:08:44 +0000 /?p=142917 Controversy in Canberra over pharmacist scope of practice made this news this week, while there was also a focus on pay NAPSA held its annual Congress in Canberra, where Pharmacy ...

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]]> /news/the-week-in-review-292/feed/ 0 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/FmohO5caUAAu0K_.jpg?fit=2024%2C1518&ssl=1 Reversing the reasons /news/reversing-the-reasons/ /news/reversing-the-reasons/#disqus_thread Fri, 20 Jan 2023 08:41:43 +0000 /?p=142968 Australians now feel that community pharmacy is more like a US system than a more socialised system like that of France or the UK, says a leading pharmacist National president ...

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]]> /news/reversing-the-reasons/feed/ 2 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/20046438_la.jpg?fit=1775%2C1181&ssl=1 Guild accused of plan to ‘maximise pharmacy owner profits at any cost’ /news/guild-accused-of-plan-to-maximise-pharmacy-owner-profits-at-any-cost/ /news/guild-accused-of-plan-to-maximise-pharmacy-owner-profits-at-any-cost/#disqus_thread Fri, 20 Jan 2023 06:00:30 +0000 /?p=142951 GPs have slammed the Guild as “out of control,†but Guild president Trent Twomey stands by recent “patient centred†comments The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners has lashed out ...

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]]> /news/guild-accused-of-plan-to-maximise-pharmacy-owner-profits-at-any-cost/feed/ 12 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/FmpijiNaEAAIFl0.jpg?fit=2024%2C1518&ssl=1 Guild leader outlines system shock /news/guild-leader-outlines-system-shock/ /news/guild-leader-outlines-system-shock/#disqus_thread Wed, 18 Jan 2023 05:59:13 +0000 /?p=142872 The Advanced Practice Framework is “a load of crap,†and the supervised and structured pharmacist prescribing models are like a plumber having to oversee an electrician’s work, says Guild president ...

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]]> /news/guild-leader-outlines-system-shock/feed/ 110 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/trenttwomey.jpg?fit=2016%2C1512&ssl=1 Immersed in the community: Capital Chemist Calwell /in-depth/spotlight/immersed-in-the-community-capital-chemist-calwell/ /in-depth/spotlight/immersed-in-the-community-capital-chemist-calwell/#disqus_thread Mon, 16 Jan 2023 00:55:29 +0000 /?p=142770 We begin our preview of the 2023 Pharmacy of The Year finalists with a look at Capital Chemist Calwell, ACT A philosophy that helps to identify the needs in its ...

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]]> /in-depth/spotlight/immersed-in-the-community-capital-chemist-calwell/feed/ 0 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Calwell2.jpg?fit=595%2C397&ssl=1 ‘You made a number of false statements.’ /news/you-made-a-number-of-false-statements/ /news/you-made-a-number-of-false-statements/#disqus_thread Wed, 21 Dec 2022 06:19:38 +0000 /?p=142266 A leading GP is speaking out in the media against pharmacist prescribing using what the Guild calls a “wildly incorrect†reading of Canadian data Dr Nicole Higgins, national president of ...

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]]> /news/you-made-a-number-of-false-statements/feed/ 1 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/38117697_la.jpg?fit=1000%2C667&ssl=1 Woolies makes pharmacy move /news/woolies-makes-pharmacy-move/ /news/woolies-makes-pharmacy-move/#disqus_thread Fri, 16 Dec 2022 08:58:10 +0000 /?p=142125 Supermarket giant Woolworths has announced a rebrand of six pharmacies to match its HealthyLife Pharmacy subsidiary… and the Guild says it’s watching closely On Friday (16 December 2022) Woolworths issued ...

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]]> /news/woolies-makes-pharmacy-move/feed/ 3 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Dollarphotoclub_627572981.jpg?fit=2048%2C1536&ssl=1 ‘The mozzies are shocking.’ /news/the-mozzies-are-shocking/ /news/the-mozzies-are-shocking/#disqus_thread Fri, 16 Dec 2022 06:52:24 +0000 /?p=142129 Pharmacies in South Australia’s Riverland district and downstream are bracing themselves for an expected flood disaster over the coming weeks The Pharmacy Guild is keeping a close eye on pharmacies ...

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]]> /news/the-mozzies-are-shocking/feed/ 0 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/182474875_la.jpg?fit=1773%2C1182&ssl=1 Pharmacy Board advice ‘trampled:’ docs /news/pharmacy-board-advice-trampled-docs/ /news/pharmacy-board-advice-trampled-docs/#disqus_thread Fri, 02 Dec 2022 06:57:18 +0000 /?p=141624 The AMA has launched a video attack on pharmacy prescribing trials, calling them “second-class policy solutions†State governments have a responsibility to answer questions about “why they are determined to ...

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]]> /news/pharmacy-board-advice-trampled-docs/feed/ 2 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/angry-customer-patient-abusive_l.jpg?fit=2024%2C1619&ssl=1 Six of the best /news/six-of-the-best/ /news/six-of-the-best/#disqus_thread Thu, 01 Dec 2022 05:41:00 +0000 /?p=141605 The six finalists in the 2023 Pharmacy of the Year awards have been announced by the Pharmacy Guild of Australia The finalists are: Capital Chemist Calwell, ACT Livelife Pharmacy Cooroy, ...

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]]> /news/six-of-the-best/feed/ 0 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/FOkm2XEVQAEAnzN.jpg?fit=2016%2C1512&ssl=1 Aussies too relaxed on COVID: experts /news/aussies-too-relaxed-on-covid-experts/ /news/aussies-too-relaxed-on-covid-experts/#disqus_thread Mon, 28 Nov 2022 06:38:33 +0000 /?p=141420 As COVID cases rise again, new research shows a third of Australians are now less likely to test if they have symptoms A leading pharmacist says that as many eligible ...

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]]> /news/aussies-too-relaxed-on-covid-experts/feed/ 1 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Antigen.jpg?fit=2024%2C1341&ssl=1 We’re ready to extend services right now: Tas Guild /news/were-ready-to-extend-services-right-now-tas-guild/ /news/were-ready-to-extend-services-right-now-tas-guild/#disqus_thread Fri, 25 Nov 2022 06:53:45 +0000 /?p=141337 Pharmacy stakeholders react to the news that Tasmanian premier Jeremy Rockliff has asked the Department of Health to immediately look at extending pharmacists’ role Some potential changes could take place ...

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]]> /news/were-ready-to-extend-services-right-now-tas-guild/feed/ 0 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/0B5A1423.jpg?fit=1773%2C1182&ssl=1 Frewen lauded, thanks pharmacist vaccinators /news/frewen-lauded-thanks-pharmacist-vaccinators/ /news/frewen-lauded-thanks-pharmacist-vaccinators/#disqus_thread Thu, 24 Nov 2022 06:51:24 +0000 /?p=141303 Lieutenant General Frewen awarded Pharmacy Guild Distinguished Service Medallion The Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s Distinguished Service Medallion has been awarded to Lieutenant General John Frewen in recognition of his achievements as Coordinator General of ...

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]]> /news/frewen-lauded-thanks-pharmacist-vaccinators/feed/ 0 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/315887709_625391686048537_3990096525430324040_n.jpg?fit=1500%2C1000&ssl=1 All parties urged to support pharmacist scope trials /news/all-parties-urged-to-support-pharmacist-scope-trials/ /news/all-parties-urged-to-support-pharmacist-scope-trials/#disqus_thread Thu, 24 Nov 2022 06:01:25 +0000 /?p=141291 The GP shortage doesn’t justify extending the powers of pharmacists, says a leading doctor as the RACGP attacks Victoria’s announcement on scope of practice The Royal Australian College of General ...

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]]> /news/all-parties-urged-to-support-pharmacist-scope-trials/feed/ 3 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/54266298_l.jpg?fit=2024%2C2024&ssl=1 Labor pledges $20 pharmacist consults /news/labor-pledges-20-pharmacist-consults/ /news/labor-pledges-20-pharmacist-consults/#disqus_thread Wed, 23 Nov 2022 04:30:29 +0000 /?p=141252 Ahead of the Victorian election, Labor pledges to expand the role of community pharmacists, including allowing them to reissue contraceptive scripts The Andrews Labor government has announced that if re-elected, ...

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]]> /news/labor-pledges-20-pharmacist-consults/feed/ 12 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/GettyImages-1210246053_resize.jpg?fit=2024%2C1227&ssl=1 NT scope decision trumps NSW, Queensland: Guild /news/nt-scope-decision-trumps-nsw-queensland-guild/ /news/nt-scope-decision-trumps-nsw-queensland-guild/#disqus_thread Tue, 22 Nov 2022 05:00:26 +0000 /?p=141207 The Northern Territory has moved on scope of practice for pharmacists, announcing that it aims to make medicines more accessible Natasha Fyles, chief minister of the Northern Territory, has announced ...

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]]> /news/nt-scope-decision-trumps-nsw-queensland-guild/feed/ 0 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/GettyImages-1207202567_edit.jpg?fit=2024%2C1398&ssl=1 Docs claim ‘perfect nightmare’ as more states eye pharmacist scope /news/docs-claim-perfect-nightmare-as-more-states-eye-pharmacist-scope/ /news/docs-claim-perfect-nightmare-as-more-states-eye-pharmacist-scope/#disqus_thread Mon, 21 Nov 2022 19:46:20 +0000 /?p=141159 More states and territories are considering changes to pharmacists’ scope of practice, as doctors continue to react with fury Following the recent announcement (13 November 2022) that NSW would implement ...

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]]> /news/docs-claim-perfect-nightmare-as-more-states-eye-pharmacist-scope/feed/ 6 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/GettyImages-121109701_resize.jpg?fit=1773%2C1182&ssl=1 Emergency access not just for natural disaster /news/emergency-access-not-just-for-natural-disaster/ /news/emergency-access-not-just-for-natural-disaster/#disqus_thread Mon, 21 Nov 2022 08:23:32 +0000 /?p=141144 A new disaster recovery authority is announced… but is medicines continuity a priority? Following the flood crisis affecting eastern Australia, NSW Parliament passed legislation to establish a new authority responsible ...

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]]> /news/emergency-access-not-just-for-natural-disaster/feed/ 0 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/BTC-Windsor-MarketPlace-3.jpeg?fit=1199%2C1154&ssl=1 We’re fed up with ‘disgraceful lies,’ says Guild /news/were-fed-up-with-disgraceful-lies-says-guild/ /news/were-fed-up-with-disgraceful-lies-says-guild/#disqus_thread Tue, 15 Nov 2022 05:51:03 +0000 /?p=140970 NSW Health Minister tells GPs to “just relax†and get used to the pharmacy pilots, while Queensland doctors claim disaster in that state The furore over pharmacist prescribing and working ...

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]]> /news/were-fed-up-with-disgraceful-lies-says-guild/feed/ 8 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Fhak1eNaMAEDVJp.jpg?fit=2024%2C1476&ssl=1 New scope trial a script for ‘the collapse of general practice’ /news/new-scope-trial-a-script-for-the-collapse-of-general-practice/ /news/new-scope-trial-a-script-for-the-collapse-of-general-practice/#disqus_thread Mon, 14 Nov 2022 01:00:12 +0000 /?p=140902 Doctors are up in arms about the “madness†of newly announced NSW pharmacy scope of practice and UTI trials, as the Premier says the state can’t wait for GPs to ...

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]]> /news/new-scope-trial-a-script-for-the-collapse-of-general-practice/feed/ 11 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/315456924_471281411771712_4290328212455640285_n.jpg?fit=960%2C541&ssl=1 The week in review /news/the-week-in-review-286/ /news/the-week-in-review-286/#disqus_thread Fri, 11 Nov 2022 13:06:04 +0000 /?p=140786 An outcry over paracetamol made the news this week, as we reflect on how pharmacists stepped up during the flood crisis, plus an update on Ozempic The proposed changes to ...

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]]> /news/the-week-in-review-286/feed/ 0 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/3G7A9375.jpg?fit=2000%2C1333&ssl=1 ‘Feeble attempt to degrade pharmacists’ slammed as lies /news/feeble-attempt-to-degrade-pharmacists-slammed-as-lies/ /news/feeble-attempt-to-degrade-pharmacists-slammed-as-lies/#disqus_thread Fri, 11 Nov 2022 06:48:53 +0000 /?p=140851 The AMA has “deliberately†distorted the aim of an event designed to highlight medicines safety, says the Pharmacy Guild Earlier during Medicines Safety Week (7-13 November 2022), the Pharmaceutical Society’s ...

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]]> /news/feeble-attempt-to-degrade-pharmacists-slammed-as-lies/feed/ 18 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/154004551_la.jpg?fit=1932%2C1084&ssl=1 Nominations open for 2022 Intern of the Year Award /news/nominations-open-for-2022-intern-of-the-year-award/ /news/nominations-open-for-2022-intern-of-the-year-award/#disqus_thread Fri, 04 Nov 2022 06:58:02 +0000 /?p=140551 The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has announced nominations are open for the 2022 MIMS/Guild Intern of the Year (IOTY) Award Pharmacy Guild of Australia national president Professor Trent Twomey said ...

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]]> /news/nominations-open-for-2022-intern-of-the-year-award/feed/ 0 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/148951810_m.jpg?fit=2024%2C1349&ssl=1 ‘Visionary’ named Pharmacy Assistant of the Year /news/visionary-named-pharmacy-assistant-of-the-year/ /news/visionary-named-pharmacy-assistant-of-the-year/#disqus_thread Mon, 31 Oct 2022 01:00:27 +0000 /?p=140332 Terri Bakker from Terry White Chemmart Rosny Park in Tasmania has been crowned the Pharmacy Guild of Australia/Maxigesic 2022 Pharmacy Assistant of the Year Ms Bakker received her award, the ...

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]]> /news/visionary-named-pharmacy-assistant-of-the-year/feed/ 0 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/221029_PATY2022-media-9885.jpg?fit=1773%2C1182&ssl=1 Guild examining wages for interns, assistants /news/guild-examining-wages-for-interns-assistants/ /news/guild-examining-wages-for-interns-assistants/#disqus_thread Sat, 29 Oct 2022 05:49:48 +0000 /?p=140312 Patients expect pharmacy assistants to have a minimum level of training, one leading pharmacist says – and such requirements could be on the way, along with changes to how interns ...

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]]> /news/guild-examining-wages-for-interns-assistants/feed/ 9 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/amandaseeto.jpg?fit=2016%2C1512&ssl=1 Pharmacists snubbed on vaccines /news/pharmacists-snubbed-on-vaccines/ /news/pharmacists-snubbed-on-vaccines/#disqus_thread Fri, 21 Oct 2022 08:22:34 +0000 /?p=140016 Victoria offers free Japanese Encephalitis jabs while NSW expands monkeypox vaccine access… but community pharmacy is left out in the cold The Pharmacy Guild has expressed disappointment that community pharmacy ...

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]]> /news/pharmacists-snubbed-on-vaccines/feed/ 0 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/GettyImages-1134819260.jpg?fit=2024%2C1349&ssl=1 ‘Surge in requests’ for continued dispensing in flood emergency /news/surge-in-requests-for-continued-dispensing-in-flood-emergency/ /news/surge-in-requests-for-continued-dispensing-in-flood-emergency/#disqus_thread Tue, 18 Oct 2022 06:23:17 +0000 /?p=139834 Some pharmacies in northern Victoria are closed while others are doing their best despite significant damage, as heavy flooding sweeps the country’s east Pharmacists in affected areas have taken to ...

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]]> /news/surge-in-requests-for-continued-dispensing-in-flood-emergency/feed/ 0 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/182474875_la.jpg?fit=1773%2C1182&ssl=1 Guild formalises $19 co-pay call /news/guild-formalises-19-co-pay-call/ /news/guild-formalises-19-co-pay-call/#disqus_thread Tue, 18 Oct 2022 06:15:02 +0000 /?p=139884 Pre-Budget submission says cut could “more than halve the cost of over 70% of PBS-listed medicines,†as Guild angles for community sector to dominate the aged care consult market The ...

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]]> /news/guild-formalises-19-co-pay-call/feed/ 2 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/GettyImages-1218020888_resize.jpg?fit=1672%2C1254&ssl=1 ‘Unwelcome surprise’ in store for pharmacy scope patients: docs /news/unwelcome-surprise-in-store-for-pharmacy-scope-patients-docs/ /news/unwelcome-surprise-in-store-for-pharmacy-scope-patients-docs/#disqus_thread Tue, 18 Oct 2022 04:00:28 +0000 /?p=139869 The RACGP has slammed planned remuneration for pharmacy scope trial pharmacies, as the AMA schedules a meeting with the Health Ombudsman and the Guild says the trial offers choice The ...

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]]> /news/unwelcome-surprise-in-store-for-pharmacy-scope-patients-docs/feed/ 0 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/20046438_la.jpg?fit=1775%2C1181&ssl=1 The week in review /news/the-week-in-review-282/ /news/the-week-in-review-282/#disqus_thread Fri, 14 Oct 2022 13:06:09 +0000 /?p=139666 Hospital pharmacy issues come to the fore, as the Queensland scope pilot is announced and Chemist Warehouse speaks out on possible free scripts There was big news from Queensland this ...

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]]> /news/the-week-in-review-282/feed/ 0 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/thumbnail_image006.jpg?fit=1280%2C853&ssl=1 Pharmacy scope trial compared to fast food /news/pharmacy-scope-trial-compared-to-fast-food/ /news/pharmacy-scope-trial-compared-to-fast-food/#disqus_thread Fri, 14 Oct 2022 05:13:24 +0000 /?p=139645 After the final scope of the North Queensland Pharmacy Trial was announced, doctor groups have attacked it as “second class treatment†The scheme will see pharmacists engage in post-graduate training ...

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]]> /news/pharmacy-scope-trial-compared-to-fast-food/feed/ 7 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/38647041_l.jpg?fit=1773%2C1182&ssl=1 Scope of practice pilot to take off /news/scope-of-practice-pilot-to-take-off/ /news/scope-of-practice-pilot-to-take-off/#disqus_thread Thu, 13 Oct 2022 06:41:19 +0000 /?p=139571 The scope of the Queensland pharmacy pilot has been finalised, narrower than originally anticipated – but a leading GP still decries it as a “script writing exercise†Queensland minister for ...

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]]> /news/scope-of-practice-pilot-to-take-off/feed/ 14 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/51067233_l.jpg?fit=2024%2C1349&ssl=1 Free scripts at Chemist Warehouse? /news/free-scripts-at-chemist-warehouse/ /news/free-scripts-at-chemist-warehouse/#disqus_thread Mon, 10 Oct 2022 06:46:40 +0000 /?p=139385 Chemist Warehouse is angling to be able to provide free and discounted scripts, citing its record in New Zealand – while the Guild wants to slash the maximum co-pay to ...

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]]> /news/free-scripts-at-chemist-warehouse/feed/ 23 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cwsign.jpg?fit=2024%2C1635&ssl=1 The week in review /news/the-week-in-review-281/ /news/the-week-in-review-281/#disqus_thread Fri, 07 Oct 2022 13:01:28 +0000 /?p=139334 It was a busy week for Ahpra, plus another round of the UTI turf wars and a new critique of the ownership and location rules The latest Productivity Commission report ...

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]]> /news/the-week-in-review-281/feed/ 0 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/46901560_l.jpg?fit=1773%2C1182&ssl=1 Autonomous prescribing a ‘core task’ for pharmacists: Twomey /news/autonomous-prescribing-a-core-task-for-pharmacists-twomey/ /news/autonomous-prescribing-a-core-task-for-pharmacists-twomey/#disqus_thread Fri, 07 Oct 2022 06:13:18 +0000 /?p=139328 To smooth the way towards potential autonomous pharmacist prescribing, the Pharmacy Board has announced that it will develop accreditation standards for related education programs These programs would qualify and equip ...

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]]> /news/autonomous-prescribing-a-core-task-for-pharmacists-twomey/feed/ 6 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Space.jpg?fit=2024%2C1347&ssl=1 Pharmacists ‘underutilised at a time of huge demand.’ /news/pharmacists-underutilised-at-a-time-of-huge-demand/ /news/pharmacists-underutilised-at-a-time-of-huge-demand/#disqus_thread Thu, 06 Oct 2022 06:55:47 +0000 /?p=139293 A leading doctor says six out of seven patients receiving antibiotics for UTIs could be misdiagnosed by pharmacists, while the NSW Guild says that pharmacists’ skills are needed in the ...

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]]> /news/pharmacists-underutilised-at-a-time-of-huge-demand/feed/ 4 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/27673957_l.jpg?fit=2024%2C1518&ssl=1 Docs claim ‘dire consequences’ from interstate UTI services /news/docs-claim-dire-consequences-from-interstate-uti-services/ /news/docs-claim-dire-consequences-from-interstate-uti-services/#disqus_thread Wed, 05 Oct 2022 06:16:05 +0000 /?p=139253 The stoush over Queensland’s pharmacist Urinary Tract Infection service has moved interstate, as NSW and WA head towards implementing something similar – and the AMA protests the prospect Queensland has ...

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]]> /news/docs-claim-dire-consequences-from-interstate-uti-services/feed/ 5 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/GettyImages-121109701_resize.jpg?fit=1773%2C1182&ssl=1 Queensland’s UTI service made permanent /news/queenslands-uti-service-made-permanent/ /news/queenslands-uti-service-made-permanent/#disqus_thread Tue, 04 Oct 2022 04:00:12 +0000 /?p=139226 The Guild calls for the permanent UTI service to go nationwide, while the AMA encourages doctors to report “complications†from the service to the Health Ombudsman The Queensland Urinary Tract ...

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]]> /news/queenslands-uti-service-made-permanent/feed/ 0 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/thumbs-up-positive-agree-poll-debate-response-survey-like-congratulations-welcome.jpg?fit=1867%2C1400&ssl=1 The week in review /news/the-week-in-review-280/ /news/the-week-in-review-280/#disqus_thread Fri, 30 Sep 2022 14:01:29 +0000 /?p=139163 Movement on the PBS co-payment cuts, plus the end of a longstanding Aussie pharmacy brand and of an accreditation body all made news this week The planned cuts to the ...

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]]> /news/the-week-in-review-280/feed/ 0 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Fdu0HXYVEAAsl6Y.jpg?fit=1701%2C2024&ssl=1 PBS cuts a step closer /news/pbs-cuts-a-step-closer/ /news/pbs-cuts-a-step-closer/#disqus_thread Thu, 29 Sep 2022 07:04:17 +0000 /?p=139109 Legislation to cut the maximum PBS co-payment has passed the lower house, which the Guild says will help reduce “horrible†patient decisions about going without medicines “After our legislation passing ...

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]]> /news/pbs-cuts-a-step-closer/feed/ 3 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Fdu0HXYVEAAsl6Y.jpg?fit=1701%2C2024&ssl=1 Position vacant /news/pharmacy-announcements/position-vacant-7/ /news/pharmacy-announcements/position-vacant-7/#disqus_thread Mon, 26 Sep 2022 07:43:56 +0000 /?p=138872 The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has announced it is seeking a Pharmacy Practice Director The role will include providing strategic input, policy analysis and development across the organisation, says the ...

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]]> /news/pharmacy-announcements/position-vacant-7/feed/ 0 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/49297398_xl.jpg?fit=2024%2C1351&ssl=1 The week in review /news/the-week-in-review-278/ /news/the-week-in-review-278/#disqus_thread Fri, 16 Sep 2022 14:04:32 +0000 /?p=138535 The pharmacy workforce shortage, medicines shortages, and how Chemist Warehouse dispenses S8 medicines all made the news this week Chemist Warehouse hit the headlines again, this time over a change ...

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]]> /news/the-week-in-review-278/feed/ 0 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/image002.jpg?fit=469%2C484&ssl=1 What you said /news/what-you-said-10/ /news/what-you-said-10/#disqus_thread Thu, 15 Sep 2022 07:42:35 +0000 /?p=138459 Ways to address the workforce shortage, violence at a WA Chemist Warehouse and the prospect of increased workloads via full scope all had pharmacists taking to their keyboards Here is ...

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]]> /news/what-you-said-10/feed/ 0 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/89468553_crop.jpg?fit=1851%2C1080&ssl=1 Will you get the one-off public holiday? /news/will-you-get-the-one-off-public-holiday/ /news/will-you-get-the-one-off-public-holiday/#disqus_thread Mon, 12 Sep 2022 07:49:25 +0000 /?p=138286 It’s up to pharmacy owners whether they open or close their stores on next week’s day of mourning for Queen Elizabeth II Over the weekend, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced ...

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]]> /news/will-you-get-the-one-off-public-holiday/feed/ 3 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1500x500.jpg?fit=1500%2C500&ssl=1 Door ‘open’ for new RACGP president: Guild /news/door-open-for-new-racgp-president-guild/ /news/door-open-for-new-racgp-president-guild/#disqus_thread Mon, 12 Sep 2022 06:49:28 +0000 /?p=138312 The RACGP has elected a “negotiator†who has spoken out against the Queensland pharmacy trials The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners has announced its new President-Elect, Dr Nicole Higgins, ...

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]]> /news/door-open-for-new-racgp-president-guild/feed/ 0 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Dr-Nicole-Higgins_Photo.jpg?fit=589%2C411&ssl=1 The week in review /news/the-week-in-review-277/ /news/the-week-in-review-277/#disqus_thread Fri, 09 Sep 2022 14:07:32 +0000 /?p=138220 Online abuse of pharmacists, medicines shortages, and a glimpse into the near future made the headlines this week Medicines shortages came to the fore this week, as a survey examined ...

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]]> /news/the-week-in-review-277/feed/ 0 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Albanese-and-Capital-Chemist-pharmacists-1.jpeg?fit=1773%2C1182&ssl=1 Guild and NAPSA renew partnership /news/guild-and-napsa-renew-partnership/ /news/guild-and-napsa-renew-partnership/#disqus_thread Thu, 08 Sep 2022 07:19:31 +0000 /?p=138165 The Pharmacy Guild of Australia and the National Australian Pharmacy Students’ Association have renewed their agreement The move renews the organisations’ long-standing partnership for a further 12 months.  The agreement ...

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]]> /news/guild-and-napsa-renew-partnership/feed/ 0 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/PC-Sat-174.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1 Co-pay cut set to reduce non-adherence /news/co-pay-cut-set-to-reduce-non-adherence/ /news/co-pay-cut-set-to-reduce-non-adherence/#disqus_thread Wed, 07 Sep 2022 07:50:16 +0000 /?p=138122 The legislation to slash the maximum PBS co-payment has been tabled, as the rising cost of living makes it harder for many to afford their scripts The Albanese Government has ...

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]]> /news/co-pay-cut-set-to-reduce-non-adherence/feed/ 3 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/ButlerAlbaneseandTrent.jpeg?fit=1773%2C1182&ssl=1 RACGP candidates aim to push back against pharmacy /news/racgp-candidates-aim-to-push-back-against-pharmacy/ /news/racgp-candidates-aim-to-push-back-against-pharmacy/#disqus_thread Mon, 29 Aug 2022 07:45:00 +0000 /?p=137716 Several RACGP presidential candidates have listed curbing the scope of pharmacy as an election platform And a leading pharmacist says in response that imitation is the best form of flattery ...

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]]> /news/racgp-candidates-aim-to-push-back-against-pharmacy/feed/ 0 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Dollarphotoclub_65718662.jpg?fit=2048%2C1415&ssl=1 Pharmacy prescribing like a bus driver flying a plane: AMA /news/pharmacy-prescribing-like-bus-driver-flying-plane-ama/ /news/pharmacy-prescribing-like-bus-driver-flying-plane-ama/#disqus_thread Wed, 24 Aug 2022 07:13:12 +0000 /?p=137551 A leading doctor has called the Queensland pharmacy prescribing pilot a “dangerous experiment†while the Guild says GPs are trying to protect business The ABC has reported on the controversy ...

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]]> /news/pharmacy-prescribing-like-bus-driver-flying-plane-ama/feed/ 44 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/121348813_la.jpg?fit=1869%2C1121&ssl=1 The week in review /news/the-week-in-review-274/ /news/the-week-in-review-274/#disqus_thread Fri, 19 Aug 2022 14:07:10 +0000 /?p=137365 A lot has gone on in the pharmacy sector this week, including vaccine, regulatory and pilot program news… The Pharmacy Guild‘s Queensland branch briefed community pharmacists and pharmacy staff on ...

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]]> /news/the-week-in-review-274/feed/ 0 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/gotcha4life.jpg?fit=592%2C511&ssl=1 ‘They brought pharmacy into the system way too late.’ /news/they-brought-pharmacy-into-the-system-way-too-late/ /news/they-brought-pharmacy-into-the-system-way-too-late/#disqus_thread Fri, 19 Aug 2022 07:55:51 +0000 /?p=137377 Health Minister Mark Butler has criticised the timing of community pharmacy’s involvement in the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, following the release of a new report And one pharmacy stakeholder says that ...

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]]> /news/they-brought-pharmacy-into-the-system-way-too-late/feed/ 1 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/214411734_2975804916033186_3109041339703168036_n-e1626763309988.jpg?fit=827%2C657&ssl=1 Scope of practice trial about to start /news/scope-of-practice-trial-about-to-start/ /news/scope-of-practice-trial-about-to-start/#disqus_thread Tue, 16 Aug 2022 07:59:22 +0000 /?p=137203 The North Queensland Community Pharmacy Scope of Practice Pilot is imminent, says the Pharmacy Guild, launching a new website addressing the controversial pilot Community pharmacists and pharmacy staff have been ...

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]]> /news/scope-of-practice-trial-about-to-start/feed/ 3 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/GettyImages-497785784_resize.jpg?fit=1729%2C1212&ssl=1 The week in review /news/the-week-in-review-273/ /news/the-week-in-review-273/#disqus_thread Fri, 12 Aug 2022 14:05:11 +0000 /?p=137029 It was doctors versus pharmacists again this week, plus some big pharmacy news overseas Pharmacists and doctors were at loggerheads again this week, this time over access to antivirals for ...

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]]> /news/the-week-in-review-273/feed/ 0 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/GettyImages-1290262013.jpg?fit=2024%2C1349&ssl=1 The week in review /news/the-week-in-review-269/ /news/the-week-in-review-269/#disqus_thread Fri, 15 Jul 2022 14:13:31 +0000 /?p=136057 There was again lots of COVID-19 news this week, from vaccination to expanded eligibility for antivirals… and a message for impatient customers Prime Minister Anthony Albanese got vaccinated against flu ...

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]]> /news/the-week-in-review-269/feed/ 0 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/FXgWHAWX0AAuFcb.jpg?fit=590%2C680&ssl=1 ‘He’s not an expert in diagnosis, he’s not an expert in management.’ /news/hes-not-an-expert-in-diagnosis-hes-not-an-expert-in-management/ /news/hes-not-an-expert-in-diagnosis-hes-not-an-expert-in-management/#disqus_thread Fri, 15 Jul 2022 07:09:11 +0000 /?p=136055 A call to allow pharmacists to prescribe antivirals for COVID has been labelled “really sad†by a leading doctor The Pharmacy Guild and the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners ...

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]]> /news/hes-not-an-expert-in-diagnosis-hes-not-an-expert-in-management/feed/ 9 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/38117697_la.jpg?fit=1000%2C667&ssl=1 90 years of pharmacy service /news/90-years-of-pharmacy-service/ /news/90-years-of-pharmacy-service/#disqus_thread Thu, 14 Jul 2022 08:02:09 +0000 /?p=136024 Pharmacy Guild Queensland Branch President Chris Owen has thanked and congratulated Delahunty’s Chemist for nine decades and three generations of pharmacy service “On behalf of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, ...

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]]> /news/90-years-of-pharmacy-service/feed/ 1 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Delahunty.jpg?fit=1672%2C1254&ssl=1 ‘The result will be a lot of people not testing at all.’ /news/the-result-will-be-a-lot-of-people-not-testing-at-all/ /news/the-result-will-be-a-lot-of-people-not-testing-at-all/#disqus_thread Tue, 12 Jul 2022 06:31:48 +0000 /?p=135927 Stakeholders from Chemist Warehouse all the way through to the RACGP are begging the Federal Government not to end the concessional RAT program this month as planned A Chemist Warehouse ...

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]]> /news/the-result-will-be-a-lot-of-people-not-testing-at-all/feed/ 0 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/GettyImages-1313122135.jpg?fit=2024%2C1139&ssl=1 Docs slam pharmacy as ‘cramped retail setting’ /news/docs-slam-pharmacy-as-cramped-retail-setting/ /news/docs-slam-pharmacy-as-cramped-retail-setting/#disqus_thread Mon, 11 Jul 2022 03:18:54 +0000 /?p=135856 Leading doctors have criticised the permanent UTI pilot extension as a “recipe for disaster,†while pharmacists reject claims made by the AMA on their behalf Last week, Queensland’s Minister for ...

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]]> /news/docs-slam-pharmacy-as-cramped-retail-setting/feed/ 13 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/GettyImages-121109701_resize.jpg?fit=1773%2C1182&ssl=1 Decision ‘unequivocal recognition’ of pharmacy role /news/decision-unequivocal-recognition-of-pharmacy-role/ /news/decision-unequivocal-recognition-of-pharmacy-role/#disqus_thread Fri, 08 Jul 2022 03:02:42 +0000 /?p=135789 Queensland has moved to make the Urinary Tract Infection Pharmacy Pilot a permanent service State Minister for Health and Ambulance Services Yvette D’Ath announced that Queensland Health would embed the ...

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]]> /news/decision-unequivocal-recognition-of-pharmacy-role/feed/ 0 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/30160095_l.jpg?fit=2024%2C1349&ssl=1 UTI extension ‘playing with fire:’ RACGP /news/uti-extension-playing-with-fire-racgp/ /news/uti-extension-playing-with-fire-racgp/#disqus_thread Thu, 07 Jul 2022 07:07:50 +0000 /?p=135762 Patients don’t want to report bad outcomes from the UTI trial to pharmacists, claim doctors in the latest attack on the pilot, while a leading pharmacist calls for an end ...

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]]> /news/uti-extension-playing-with-fire-racgp/feed/ 9 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Dollarphotoclub_81504342.jpg?fit=2048%2C1365&ssl=1 Winter booster expanded /news/winter-booster-expanded/ /news/winter-booster-expanded/#disqus_thread Thu, 07 Jul 2022 06:54:37 +0000 /?p=135760 The eligibility for a winter dose of COVID-19 vaccine has been expanded, in a move welcomed by the Pharmacy Guild The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) has updated its ...

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]]> /news/winter-booster-expanded/feed/ 0 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/GettyImages-1263990592_resize.jpg?fit=1764%2C1188&ssl=1 Review our pay, say pharmacists /news/review-our-pay-say-pharmacists/ /news/review-our-pay-say-pharmacists/#disqus_thread Mon, 04 Jul 2022 07:16:15 +0000 /?p=135580 What do pharmacists want? A new review of pay… and a Guild leader says remuneration is on its agenda After the dust settled on the May Federal Election, we asked ...

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]]> /news/review-our-pay-say-pharmacists/feed/ 2 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/36824900_xl.jpg?fit=2024%2C1242&ssl=1 Cost-of-living changes ‘genuine wins’ for patients /news/cost-of-living-changes-genuine-wins-for-patients/ /news/cost-of-living-changes-genuine-wins-for-patients/#disqus_thread Fri, 17 Jun 2022 03:23:39 +0000 /?p=134958 The PBS safety net is set to reduce shortly, providing relief for patients as the cost of living skyrockets The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme’s publications team has issued a reminder that ...

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]]> /news/cost-of-living-changes-genuine-wins-for-patients/feed/ 0 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/28562290_xl.jpg?fit=2024%2C1344&ssl=1 Stoush over UTI trial ethics /news/stoush-over-uti-trial-ethics/ /news/stoush-over-uti-trial-ethics/#disqus_thread Thu, 16 Jun 2022 08:27:01 +0000 /?p=134934 The Pharmacy Guild has again exchanged fire over the controversial Queensland UTI trial, saying the AMA is making up claims Pharmacy Guild Queensland branch president Chris Owen has described a ...

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]]> /news/stoush-over-uti-trial-ethics/feed/ 0 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/fight-debate-discussion-argument.jpg?fit=2024%2C1349&ssl=1 Full scope future call /news/full-scope-future-call/ /news/full-scope-future-call/#disqus_thread Thu, 09 Jun 2022 09:34:38 +0000 /?p=134778 The new Albanese Government needs to get down to business helping pharmacies feel confident about their future, says one stakeholder Now that Labor has taken office and sworn in its ...

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]]> /news/full-scope-future-call/feed/ 0 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/54429739_l-e1548299871588.jpg?fit=2024%2C1624&ssl=1 Do you know Australia’s best pharmacy? /news/pharmacy-announcements/do-you-know-australias-best-pharmacy/ /news/pharmacy-announcements/do-you-know-australias-best-pharmacy/#disqus_thread Wed, 08 Jun 2022 06:42:26 +0000 /?p=134741 Nominations are now open for the Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s 2023 Pharmacy of the Year awards The 2023 awards will continue the format from last year where members of the ...

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]]> /news/pharmacy-announcements/do-you-know-australias-best-pharmacy/feed/ 0 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/FOkm2XEVQAEAnzN.jpg?fit=2016%2C1512&ssl=1 Pharmacists may struggle with flu jab supply, one owner warns /news/pharmacists-may-struggle-with-flu-jab-supply-one-warns/ /news/pharmacists-may-struggle-with-flu-jab-supply-one-warns/#disqus_thread Tue, 07 Jun 2022 07:13:12 +0000 /?p=134643 Over 112k free flu vaccine bookings have been made in Queensland since the shots became free—but one jurisdiction has gone its own way on free jabs On Tuesday, the Pharmacy ...

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]]> /news/pharmacists-may-struggle-with-flu-jab-supply-one-warns/feed/ 0 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/21146755_l.jpg?fit=2024%2C1349&ssl=1 No more AACP re-accreditation fees from 1 July /news/no-more-aacp-re-accreditation-fees-from-1-july/ /news/no-more-aacp-re-accreditation-fees-from-1-july/#disqus_thread Fri, 03 Jun 2022 07:41:18 +0000 /?p=134565 The Australian Association of Consultant Pharmacy is working towards no longer charging re-accreditation fees from 1 July this year The announcement was made by chair George Tambassis, former national president ...

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]]> /news/no-more-aacp-re-accreditation-fees-from-1-july/feed/ 20 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/2203-Berocca-image-4.jpg?fit=2024%2C1729&ssl=1 Free flu jabs: Pharmacists could do more /news/free-flu-jabs-pharmacists-could-do-more/ /news/free-flu-jabs-pharmacists-could-do-more/#disqus_thread Fri, 03 Jun 2022 07:15:49 +0000 /?p=134539 Tasmania has moved to offer free flu vaccines through pharmacies and GPs, but one stakeholder says state decisions are a “band-aid†approach Tasmanian Premier and Minister for Heath Jeremy Rockliff ...

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]]> /news/free-flu-jabs-pharmacists-could-do-more/feed/ 1 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/15192947_l-e1523410031712.jpg?fit=2024%2C1690&ssl=1 Who’s had COVID? /news/whos-had-covid/ /news/whos-had-covid/#disqus_thread Fri, 03 Jun 2022 04:31:23 +0000 /?p=134541 One in ten Australian pharmacists who have had COVID-19 have confirmed or suspected long COVID, our poll reveals Last month, the AJP asked readers whether they’d personally been infected with ...

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]]> /news/whos-had-covid/feed/ 0 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/GettyImages-1219410415_resize.jpg?fit=1732%2C1154&ssl=1 Triple Zero callers could be taxied to pharmacies /news/triple-zero-callers-could-be-taxied-to-pharmacies/ /news/triple-zero-callers-could-be-taxied-to-pharmacies/#disqus_thread Tue, 31 May 2022 07:29:17 +0000 /?p=134443 NSW Ambulance says it is considering trialing transporting some Triple Zero callers to pharmacies, but stakeholders have reservations The Pharmacy Guild is “not opposed†to working with NSW Ambulance on ...

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]]> /news/triple-zero-callers-could-be-taxied-to-pharmacies/feed/ 0 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/267537671_213841257586685_2063146901391440111_n.jpg?fit=1644%2C1233&ssl=1 States line up for free flu jabs /news/states-line-up-for-free-flu-jabs/ /news/states-line-up-for-free-flu-jabs/#disqus_thread Tue, 31 May 2022 06:57:56 +0000 /?p=134413 But while the announcements have been welcomed by the pharmacy sector, a national solution is needed, one stakeholder warns NSW, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia have all followed in ...

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]]> /news/states-line-up-for-free-flu-jabs/feed/ 3 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Flu-virus-image-pink-smaller.jpg?fit=1500%2C1125&ssl=1 The week in review /news/the-week-in-review-262/ /news/the-week-in-review-262/#disqus_thread Fri, 27 May 2022 14:12:09 +0000 /?p=134293 A new Government and warnings of a terrible flu season… it’s been an interesting week Over the weekend, Australia ousted the Morrison Coalition Government and voted in Labor, led by ...

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]]> /news/the-week-in-review-262/feed/ 0 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/GettyImages-1150830261.jpg?fit=2024%2C1349&ssl=1 NSW lowers flu jab age /news/nsw-lowers-flu-jab-age/ /news/nsw-lowers-flu-jab-age/#disqus_thread Fri, 27 May 2022 09:04:36 +0000 /?p=134281 But the Pharmacy Guild warns that reports of fluctuating prices will be “going straight to the ACCC†The Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s NSW Branch has welcomed the NSW Government’s announcement ...

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]]> /news/nsw-lowers-flu-jab-age/feed/ 0 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/169942787_l.jpg?fit=1773%2C1182&ssl=1 ‘Droves’ coming for free flu jabs /news/droves-coming-for-free-flu-jabs/ /news/droves-coming-for-free-flu-jabs/#disqus_thread Fri, 27 May 2022 07:06:27 +0000 /?p=134290 Around 25,000 Queenslanders have hit up pharmacies for free jabs in only four days, as the warnings continue to the public of a severe season The Pharmacy Guild of Australia, ...

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]]> /news/droves-coming-for-free-flu-jabs/feed/ 0 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/GettyImages-1293330705_resize.jpg?fit=1810%2C1104&ssl=1 Guild turns to TV to warn on flu /news/pharmacy-announcements/guild-turns-to-tv-to-warn-on-flu/ /news/pharmacy-announcements/guild-turns-to-tv-to-warn-on-flu/#disqus_thread Fri, 27 May 2022 04:17:08 +0000 /?p=134277 The importance of getting a flu shot this season is being emphasised through the Guild’s television advertising campaign The campaign goes to air nationally from Friday, May 27. The advertisements ...

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]]> /news/pharmacy-announcements/guild-turns-to-tv-to-warn-on-flu/feed/ 0 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/winterishere.jpg?fit=1192%2C670&ssl=1 Flu jab announcement came as a surprise /news/flu-jab-announcement-came-as-a-surprise/ /news/flu-jab-announcement-came-as-a-surprise/#disqus_thread Thu, 26 May 2022 08:09:38 +0000 /?p=134239 Pharmacists’ workload has increased with the further widening of vaccination in store – but no extra pay A spokesperson for the Queensland branch of the Pharmacy Guild has told the ...

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]]> /news/flu-jab-announcement-came-as-a-surprise/feed/ 2 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/woman-question.jpg?fit=2024%2C1349&ssl=1 COVID jabs expanded /news/covid-jabs-expanded/ /news/covid-jabs-expanded/#disqus_thread Wed, 25 May 2022 08:54:26 +0000 /?p=134197 Eligibility for a winter COVID-19 booster is being expanded in a move welcomed by pharmacy, as the Guild talks free flu jabs beyond Queensland Acting Health Minister Katy Gallagher has ...

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]]> /news/covid-jabs-expanded/feed/ 0 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/GettyImages-1293566594.jpg?fit=2024%2C1012&ssl=1 New branch director for NT Guild /news/new-branch-director-for-nt-guild/ /news/new-branch-director-for-nt-guild/#disqus_thread Tue, 24 May 2022 06:15:23 +0000 /?p=134113 The Pharmacy Guild of Australia NT Branch has announced the appointment of Keely Quinn as its new branch director Ms Quinn said her appointment as NT Branch Director was both ...

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]]> /news/new-branch-director-for-nt-guild/feed/ 0 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/77883354_l.jpg?fit=2024%2C1349&ssl=1 More jabs for Vic pharmacists /news/more-jabs-for-vic-pharmacists/ /news/more-jabs-for-vic-pharmacists/#disqus_thread Fri, 20 May 2022 09:25:17 +0000 /?p=133938 The pharmacy sector has welcomed the announcement that it can provide flu vaccination services to younger kids With the flu on the rise for the first time in three years, ...

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]]> /news/more-jabs-for-vic-pharmacists/feed/ 0 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/thumbsup.jpg?fit=754%2C504&ssl=1 ScoMo, Butler speak out on pharmacy’s future /news/scomo-butler-speak-out-on-pharmacys-future/ /news/scomo-butler-speak-out-on-pharmacys-future/#disqus_thread Thu, 19 May 2022 07:21:53 +0000 /?p=133867 The two major parties have sent letters of support to the Pharmacy Guild, outlining how they plan to work with the community pharmacy sector if elected this weekend. Here’s what ...

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]]> /news/scomo-butler-speak-out-on-pharmacys-future/feed/ 2 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/46946958_l.jpg?fit=2024%2C1349&ssl=1 Leaked report shows UTI trial success /news/leaked-report-shows-uti-trial-success/ /news/leaked-report-shows-uti-trial-success/#disqus_thread Tue, 17 May 2022 07:56:30 +0000 /?p=133813 A draft report on Queensland’s pharmacy UTI trial has shown it to be “overwhelmingly supportive†of the initiative The Australian reporter Lydia Lynch has warned that “a turf war between ...

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]]> /news/leaked-report-shows-uti-trial-success/feed/ 1 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/GettyImages-1207202567_edit.jpg?fit=2024%2C1398&ssl=1 The week in review /news/the-week-in-review-260/ /news/the-week-in-review-260/#disqus_thread Fri, 13 May 2022 14:02:14 +0000 /?p=133699 There was lots of regulatory news this week, as we count down the days until the Federal Election… and find out how pharmacists may vote The Health Professional Councils Authority ...

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]]> /news/the-week-in-review-260/feed/ 0 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/GettyImages-121109701_resize.jpg?fit=1773%2C1182&ssl=1 ‘Bizarre’ claims ‘yet another example of why the AMAQ can’t be trusted’: Guild /news/bizarre-claims-yet-another-example-of-why-the-amaq-cant-be-trusted-guild/ /news/bizarre-claims-yet-another-example-of-why-the-amaq-cant-be-trusted-guild/#disqus_thread Mon, 09 May 2022 08:31:49 +0000 /?p=133547 Doctors say their “only option†has been to report pharmacists involved with the Queensland UTI trial to the state’s Health Ombudsman, AMA head reveals The Pharmacy Guild has denied claims ...

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]]> /news/bizarre-claims-yet-another-example-of-why-the-amaq-cant-be-trusted-guild/feed/ 0 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/GettyImages-121109701_resize.jpg?fit=1773%2C1182&ssl=1 Pharmacists step in to help 80k kids /news/pharmacists-step-in-to-help-80k-kids/ /news/pharmacists-step-in-to-help-80k-kids/#disqus_thread Mon, 09 May 2022 07:13:56 +0000 /?p=133553 For the first time in NSW, pharmacists are now able to offer vaccines to adolescents who have missed out on their school vaccinations NSW has introduced new regulations—taking effect from ...

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]]> /news/pharmacists-step-in-to-help-80k-kids/feed/ 0 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/169942787_l.jpg?fit=1773%2C1182&ssl=1 The week in review /news/the-week-in-review-259/ /news/the-week-in-review-259/#disqus_thread Fri, 06 May 2022 14:02:36 +0000 /?p=133502 Good news for those paying the maximum PBS co-payment this week, plus a lot of research news With the election looming, politics were naturally on the agenda this week, with ...

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]]> /news/the-week-in-review-259/feed/ 0 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/trenttwomeyspeech.jpg?fit=1242%2C843&ssl=1 Pharmacy pivotal in return to ‘post COVID normal’ /news/pharmacy-pivotal-in-return-to-post-covid-normal/ /news/pharmacy-pivotal-in-return-to-post-covid-normal/#disqus_thread Fri, 06 May 2022 06:52:46 +0000 /?p=133500 Community pharmacies across Australia reached another milestone with the seven millionth COVID-19 vaccine being administered by a community pharmacist on Friday National President of the Pharmacy Guild, Professor Trent Twomey, ...

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]]> /news/pharmacy-pivotal-in-return-to-post-covid-normal/feed/ 0 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/GettyImages-1292897490_resize.jpg?fit=1990%2C1053&ssl=1 ‘The most exploited health professionals in Australia.’ /news/the-most-exploited-health-professionals-in-australia/ /news/the-most-exploited-health-professionals-in-australia/#disqus_thread Thu, 05 May 2022 19:49:33 +0000 /?p=133482 A former pharmacist has expressed their “resentment and rage†for those still practising in “dingy shops†Another Australian pharmacist has taken to Reddit to express frustration and anger at the ...

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]]> /news/the-most-exploited-health-professionals-in-australia/feed/ 0 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/GettyImages-1215276585_resize.jpg?fit=1732%2C1154&ssl=1 Matter of trust /news/matter-of-trust-2/ /news/matter-of-trust-2/#disqus_thread Mon, 02 May 2022 07:42:30 +0000 /?p=133360 The Guild has reminded pharmacists of a vital part of their role, as organisations are warned on privacy Privacy Awareness Week, held around Australia from 2 to 8 May 2022, ...

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]]> /news/matter-of-trust-2/feed/ 0 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/50912714_l.jpg?fit=2024%2C1349&ssl=1 NIP pilot to improve access: Guild /news/nip-pilot-to-improve-access-guild/ /news/nip-pilot-to-improve-access-guild/#disqus_thread Mon, 02 May 2022 07:35:25 +0000 /?p=133358 A new pilot will see certain regional pharmacies provide over-65s with flu jabs on the NIP More than 70 community pharmacies in Queensland have been invited to give National Immunisation ...

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]]> /news/nip-pilot-to-improve-access-guild/feed/ 0 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2204-Pain-Image-9-iStock-1156643400.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1 Search on for top pharmacist /news/pharmacy-announcements/search-on-for-top-pharmacist/ /news/pharmacy-announcements/search-on-for-top-pharmacist/#disqus_thread Mon, 02 May 2022 07:11:41 +0000 /?p=133362 The 2022 Most Outstanding Community Pharmacist award is open for nominations The award, presented by the Australian Patients Association and sponsored by the Pharmacy Guild, is part of the APA’s ...

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]]> /news/pharmacy-announcements/search-on-for-top-pharmacist/feed/ 0 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/36609836_la.jpg?fit=1000%2C667&ssl=1 Labor trumps Libs’ co-pay cut /news/labor-trumps-libs-co-pay-cut/ /news/labor-trumps-libs-co-pay-cut/#disqus_thread Mon, 02 May 2022 02:04:24 +0000 /?p=133347 Whether the Coalition Government is ousted or re-elected later this month, the maximum PBS co-payment is set to be slashed Over the weekend the Morrison Government announced that if re-elected, ...

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]]> /news/labor-trumps-libs-co-pay-cut/feed/ 0 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/trenttwomeyspeech.jpg?fit=1242%2C843&ssl=1 The week in review /news/the-week-in-review-258/ /news/the-week-in-review-258/#disqus_thread Fri, 29 Apr 2022 14:36:39 +0000 /?p=133292 New standards, TGA announcements and a CPI rise all made the headlines this week The TGA recalled several sunscreen products from different brands, concerned about benzene contamination… it’s been a ...

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]]> /news/the-week-in-review-258/feed/ 0 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/GettyImages-459898185_resize2.jpg?fit=1783%2C1175&ssl=1 ‘The virus doesn’t stop because we’re tired of rolling up our sleeve.’ /news/the-virus-doesnt-stop-because-were-tired-of-rolling-up-our-sleeve/ /news/the-virus-doesnt-stop-because-were-tired-of-rolling-up-our-sleeve/#disqus_thread Fri, 29 Apr 2022 06:29:01 +0000 /?p=133313 Alarming new statistics show low interest in this year’s flu jab, as a leading pharmacist warns against “vaccine fatigue†New research commissioned by the Immunisation Coalition has revealed that only ...

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]]> /news/the-virus-doesnt-stop-because-were-tired-of-rolling-up-our-sleeve/feed/ 0 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Flu-virus.jpg?fit=2024%2C1246&ssl=1 CPI rise sees plea for affordable meds /news/cpi-rise-sees-plea-for-affordable-meds/ /news/cpi-rise-sees-plea-for-affordable-meds/#disqus_thread Wed, 27 Apr 2022 08:51:59 +0000 /?p=133195 Wednesday’s Consumer Price Index figures tell a story of households increasingly under pressure to make ends meet, warns the Pharmacy Guild On Wednesday the Australian Bureau of Statistics released the ...

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]]> /news/cpi-rise-sees-plea-for-affordable-meds/feed/ 0 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/GettyImages-1191452925_resize.jpg?fit=1738%2C1150&ssl=1 When Dianne lost her job, pharmacy offered a lifeline /news/when-dianne-lost-her-job-pharmacy-offered-a-lifeline/ /news/when-dianne-lost-her-job-pharmacy-offered-a-lifeline/#disqus_thread Wed, 27 Apr 2022 07:22:19 +0000 /?p=133166 When COVID-19 and lockdowns hit in 2020, many Australians lost their jobs – and Dianne Grayson was one of them Two years on, Ms Grayson says she has flourished since ...

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]]> /news/when-dianne-lost-her-job-pharmacy-offered-a-lifeline/feed/ 0 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Rockhampton-1-Graduation.jpg?fit=2024%2C919&ssl=1 ‘A step in the right direction.’ /news/a-step-in-the-right-direction/ /news/a-step-in-the-right-direction/#disqus_thread Fri, 22 Apr 2022 05:50:27 +0000 /?p=133054 Pharmacy groups welcome expansion of WA’s vaccination program, but doctor’s groups conversely warn the move “is a step in the wrong direction†PSA’s WA Branch has welcomed the expansion of ...

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]]> /news/a-step-in-the-right-direction/feed/ 0 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/145565289_m.jpg?fit=2024%2C1349&ssl=1 Listening in on full scope /news/listening-in-on-full-scope/ /news/listening-in-on-full-scope/#disqus_thread Wed, 20 Apr 2022 20:09:06 +0000 /?p=132851 A collaborative ear health intervention pilot, LISTEN UP, between community pharmacists and GPs is delivering better patient outcomes Ear disease in rural and remote communities is occurring at alarmingly high ...

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]]> /news/listening-in-on-full-scope/feed/ 0 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Glory-Anne-Leaupepe-Pharmacist-Shana-Valentine-Pharmacist-Manager-Dr-Selina-Taylor.jpg?fit=1788%2C1172&ssl=1 Are scripts more affordable? /news/are-scripts-more-affordable/ /news/are-scripts-more-affordable/#disqus_thread Tue, 12 Apr 2022 07:14:37 +0000 /?p=132625 Our poll about patients skipping their scripts due to cost has revealed a surprising result In February, the Pharmacy Guild began commenting in the mainstream and pharmacy media about the ...

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]]> /news/are-scripts-more-affordable/feed/ 1 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/104974233_m.jpg?fit=2024%2C1349&ssl=1 The week in review /news/the-week-in-review-256/ /news/the-week-in-review-256/#disqus_thread Fri, 08 Apr 2022 14:05:43 +0000 /?p=132475 A host of pharmacy stars were shining this week, as we also took a look at remuneration and how pharmacists vaccinate against flu We looked at how the average salary ...

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]]> /news/the-week-in-review-256/feed/ 0 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/130556004_m.jpg?fit=2024%2C1423&ssl=1 Pharmacy jabs: the near future /app-2022/app-2022-news/pharmacy-jabs-the-near-future/ /app-2022/app-2022-news/pharmacy-jabs-the-near-future/#disqus_thread Sun, 27 Mar 2022 04:12:02 +0000 /?p=131776 Bivalent COVID boosters, a combined COVID and flu shot, and primary care taking on the entire vaccination framework – how could the near future look for jabs in Australia? With ...

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]]> /app-2022/app-2022-news/pharmacy-jabs-the-near-future/feed/ 0 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/vaxpanel.jpg?fit=1217%2C673&ssl=1 Patients want pilot, not ‘ancient turf war’ /news/patients-want-pilot-not-ancient-turf-war/ /news/patients-want-pilot-not-ancient-turf-war/#disqus_thread Tue, 22 Mar 2022 07:54:46 +0000 /?p=131447 GPs might be against the pharmacist full scope of practice trial, but the pilot is strongly backed by North Queensland patients, new research shows The Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Queensland ...

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]]> /news/patients-want-pilot-not-ancient-turf-war/feed/ 1 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/6196674_l.jpg?fit=2024%2C1349&ssl=1 New Guild NSW branch director announced /news/new-guild-nsw-branch-director-announced/ /news/new-guild-nsw-branch-director-announced/#disqus_thread Tue, 22 Mar 2022 05:18:41 +0000 /?p=131460 The NSW Branch of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia has announced the appointment of a new branch director, Daniel Kicuroski NSW Branch President David Heffernan said Mr Kicuroski’s appointment would add ...

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]]> /news/new-guild-nsw-branch-director-announced/feed/ 0 https://i0.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/image000000.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1 GPs claim ‘harrowing details’ from UTI trial /news/gps-claim-harrowing-details-from-uti-trial/ /news/gps-claim-harrowing-details-from-uti-trial/#disqus_thread Mon, 21 Mar 2022 06:20:10 +0000 /?p=131404 Doctors “trawling through medical records†and publishing patient details as evidence against the pharmacist UTI trial is a new low, says one stakeholder Doctors are once again calling for an ...

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]]> /news/gps-claim-harrowing-details-from-uti-trial/feed/ 7 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Dollarphotoclub_81504342.jpg?fit=2048%2C1365&ssl=1 Give copay relief, not ‘tokenistic handouts,’ says Guild /news/give-copay-relief-not-tokenistic-handouts-says-guild/ /news/give-copay-relief-not-tokenistic-handouts-says-guild/#disqus_thread Mon, 21 Mar 2022 06:10:13 +0000 /?p=131423 Cost of living relief for working families must focus on measures that the Government can control, according to the Guild Ahead of the Federal Budget, which is due to be handed ...

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]]> /news/give-copay-relief-not-tokenistic-handouts-says-guild/feed/ 0 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/GettyImages-1218020888_resize.jpg?fit=1672%2C1254&ssl=1 The week in review /news/the-week-in-review-254/ /news/the-week-in-review-254/#disqus_thread Fri, 18 Mar 2022 13:05:36 +0000 /?p=131319 Another busy week in the pharmacy sector, with a national day of action and a slew of well-deserved awards API shareholders voted for the wholesaler’s acquisition by Wesfarmers, which is ...

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]]> /news/the-week-in-review-254/feed/ 0 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/275562736_273746004934428_8527765854217744792_n.jpg?fit=2024%2C1373&ssl=1 Is beer more important than medicines? /news/is-beer-more-important-than-medicines/ /news/is-beer-more-important-than-medicines/#disqus_thread Thu, 17 Mar 2022 06:28:49 +0000 /?p=131259 Medicines affordability must take precedence over populist Budget moves like making beer cheaper, says one stakeholder Ahead of the 2022-3 Budget, which is to be handed down on March 29, ...

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]]> /news/is-beer-more-important-than-medicines/feed/ 0 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/GettyImages-1204647372_SP.jpg?fit=1773%2C1182&ssl=1 The week in review /news/the-week-in-review-253/ /news/the-week-in-review-253/#disqus_thread Fri, 11 Mar 2022 13:06:44 +0000 /?p=130982 Polypharmacy, the duration of scripts and women in pharmacy were all issues that came to the fore this week We kicked off the week with International Women’s Day, and the ...

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]]> /news/the-week-in-review-253/feed/ 0 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IWD_2022_resize.jpg?fit=2024%2C1349&ssl=1 Flu forecast for 2022 /news/flu-forecast-for-2022/ /news/flu-forecast-for-2022/#disqus_thread Wed, 09 Mar 2022 06:03:26 +0000 /?p=130831 Australia must brace for a potential resurgence of flu this year, as pharmacists ask to be able to vaccinate more people… plus this year’s strains Leading pharmacists have called for ...

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]]> /news/flu-forecast-for-2022/feed/ 0 https://i1.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Flu-virus.jpg?fit=2024%2C1246&ssl=1 Dangerous trend in medicines affordability /news/dangerous-trend-in-medicines-affordability/ /news/dangerous-trend-in-medicines-affordability/#disqus_thread Tue, 08 Mar 2022 07:37:41 +0000 /?p=130769 Helen O‘Byrne commemorates International Women’s Day by looking at a critical issue facing many women There is still a long way to go before women achieve full equality in Australia, ...

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]]> /news/dangerous-trend-in-medicines-affordability/feed/ 1 https://i2.wp.com/¸Û²Ê¿ª½±/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Dollarphotoclub_53669989-e1425531980571.jpg?fit=2048%2C1360&ssl=1 ‘Medicines don’t work if you don’t take them.’ /news/medicines-dont-work-if-you-dont-take-them/ /news/medicines-dont-work-if-you-dont-take-them/#disqus_thread Tue, 08 Mar 2022 07:25:59 +0000 /?p=130765 A new report recommends triggering medicines reviews through AI, and extending script lengths to bring down costs A new report from the Grattan Institute wants to reform Medicare – and ...

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