turf war
Pilot slammed as 鈥榳orkload shifting鈥�
Pharmacists have no more of a conflict of interest than GPs do when it comes to the Queensland prescribing pilot, a leading pharmacist says Doctor groups continue to lambast the …
鈥榃hy not fund that pharmacist to become a doctor?鈥�
Doctors complain they were not notified by Queensland government that the pharmacy prescribing pilot has begun Outgoing Australian Medical Association president Dr Maria Boulton has spoken to ABC Brisbane鈥檚 Loretta …
Docs demand pharmacy rules Bill rejection
Doctors are yet again calling for the removal of pharmacy ownership and location rules, despite a report countering their objections A Queensland parliamentary committee has recommended supporting the Pharmacy Business …
More pharmacist jabs criticised as 鈥榞ambling鈥� with children鈥檚 health
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 …
Docs condemn 鈥榰nleashing鈥� of pharmacists
AMA attacks community pharmacy as the 鈥渨orst place鈥� for pharmacist prescribing The Australian Medical Association has published its submission to the Department of Health and Aged Care鈥檚 Unleashing the Potential …
RACGP focused on disrupting Guild
Securing wins in an interprofessional turf war appears to be a priority for the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) Community pharmacists are starting to question their relationships with …
Docs push vending machines, supermarket pharmacies
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 …
鈥榃e don鈥檛 go to the mechanic to start the car.鈥�
High-profile Nationals couple Barnaby Joyce and Vikki Campion have spoken out in favour of pharmacist prescribing trials, with Campion saying rural and regional Australians deserve more Former journalist and political …
The week in review
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 …
Docs aim at 鈥榞o-it-alone鈥� pharmacy prescribing
Docs launch an ad campaign attacking pharmacist prescribing, while one media outlet calls for a ceasefire between the sectors The Australian Medical Association has announced a media campaign, aimed at …
The week in review
With APP2023 wrapped up, we’re bringing you its hottest talking points… as scope of practice and funding issues continue to keep the sector abuzz Scope of practice remains a hot …
Butler to think about discussing pharmacist trials
The Federal Health Minister is reportedly saying he will consider talking to his state and territory counterparts about doctors鈥� concerns with pharmacist prescribing trials The Australian Medical Association says that …