Scope of practice
Guild hits out at ‘backwards comments’
South Australia’s shadow health minister is being accused of being “shockingly misinformed” after voicing opposition to expanding pharmacists’ scope of practice Pharmacy Guild of Australia national executive director Gerard Benedet …
Union warns on scope
Union says it supports pharmacists working to full scope, but says there’s a way to go before employee pharmacists can embrace it A recent AJP poll asked readers how ready …
What this study tells us about collaborative pharmacist prescribing
Across 15 different Australian models, the majority allowed pharmacists to initiate preadmission and new medicines… but most placed some limits on prescribing A new study by UniSA pharmacists has looked …
‘Implement them all’
Government urged to act on all eight recommendations from Deloitte’s Pharmacy Programs Cost Effectiveness Review Consultancy firm Deloitte is calling for the removal of caps on the Home Medicines Review …
Guild launches full scope scholarship
A state branch of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia is committing $1.5 million to support pharmacists to undertake prescribing training Community pharmacists who complete Monash University’s Graduate Certificate of Pharmacist Prescribing will …
Contraceptive scope expands beyond ‘the pill’
Pharmacists get green light to resupply depot inject and hormonal ring, in latest expansion of scope Three new treatments are being added to Victoria’s Chemist Care Now program, as the …
Full scope could curb bed block: Guild
Government urged to empower pharmacists to deliver broader range of services to keep patients out of public hospitals, a Guild leader says “Allowing community pharmacists to work at their full …
‘Common-sense reforms’ remove barriers to meds access
Legislative reforms pave the way for improved access to medicines for Tasmanian patients and visitors to the Apple Isle Tasmanian pharmacists will be able to dispense prescriptions for controlled drugs, …
Vic scope program gets rebrand
Victoria’s Community Pharmacist Program is being renamed as Chemist Care Now, Monash commences enrolments for its pharmacist prescribing course State Minister for Health, Mary-Anne Thomas officially announced the launch of Monash University’s Graduate Certificate …
Training underway for SDPR rollout
Healthcare staff commence training ahead of the phased implementation of one state’s Single Digital Patient Record (SDPR) Close to 200 NSW Health employees from across the state have volunteered to …
Integrate prescribing into base pharmacy degree: Twomey
Students’ education “must reflect the reality of modern patient care”, Guild leader says “Australia cannot afford to lose decades of transformative healthcare delivery,” the Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s national president, …
Doctor lobby ‘scaremongering’: Guild
Medical groups accuse the Pharmacy Board of Australia of pursuing a “risky prescribing agenda” with endorsement consultation The Pharmacy Board of Australia is facing accusations that it is “working to …