scope of practice
Let professional friendships blossom
Health professionals need to put 鈥減ersonal squabbles and disputes鈥� over scope of practice to one side for the betterment of public health聽 It鈥檚 May 1934 and the Australasian Journal of …
Harmonise RSV vax rules: PSA
State and territory governments are being urged to authorise pharmacists to administer RSV vaccines聽 Changes to Queensland鈥檚 Extended Practice Authority 鈥� Pharmacists, which came into effect today (1 May 2024) …
Queensland commences shift towards 鈥榝uller scope of practice鈥�
Pharmacist prescribers at a limited number of Queensland pharmacies can now provide treatment for 22 conditions under a pilot program聽 Queensland鈥檚 Community Pharmacy Scope of Practice Pilot is now underway …
Eliminate out-of-date regulatory barriers, pharmacists say
The red tape preventing pharmacists from helping their patients needs to be cut, according to one pharmacy stakeholder The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has released its Pharmacist Prescribing position statement, …
Embrace expanded scope to boost salary
Pharmacy owners are starting to change their pay models to reward staff based on their capacity to deliver new services, recruiter says聽 Pharmacists who upskill to deliver new services through …
Scope expansion gathers momentum
Patients will soon benefit from faster access to care through state-based measures to expand pharmacists鈥� scope of practice聽 Pharmacists聽in South Australia and parts of Queensland will be able to provide …
Decision time for state government
Evidence will be key to ensuring pharmacist prescribing for UTIs becomes 鈥渦sual practice鈥� in NSW and ACT from May, researcher says聽 Data from Australia鈥檚 only clinical pharmacist prescribing trial is …
PSA welcomes South Australian scope expansion
Pharmacists in South Australia will be able to support patients suffering with UTIs from March, minister confirms聽 Plans to expand pharmacists鈥� scope of practice in South Australia are on track, …
PSA seeks fresh funding for new pharmacy services
Government urged to invest in pharmacist-delivered services to improve access and equity of care聽 The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) is calling on the government to support patients鈥� access to …
Let us work to scope: hospital pharmacists
Hospital pharmacists can help provide cost-effective health care by working to their full scope, they say in their pre-Budget submission The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia has outlined its …
Silos, restrictions and inconsistency named as scope barriers
The first issue paper from the Unleashing the Potential of our Health Workforce Scope of Practice Review has highlighted existing barriers preventing pharmacists practising to their full and top of …
MedAdvisor eyes benefits of expanded scope
New pharmacist-delivered services are set to generate new revenue streams for the ASX-listed MedTech firm聽 Moves to expand pharmacists鈥� scope of practice will deliver a financial boost for medication management …