Work & the workplace
‘Jobseekers spoilt for choice’
Employee pharmacists have plenty of options with more than 3000 vacancies across Australia, recruiter reports Pharmacists have more employment opportunities than ever before, so owners looking to recruit top talent …
Culture key to attracting and retaining top talent
Pharmacy owners urged to foster “team-oriented environment” to secure the profession’s best candidates Pharmacies that “actively listen to and accommodate the evolving needs of their workforce” have greater success in …
Employees expect flexibility
Pharmacy owners need to embrace flexible working practices or face losing talent, recruiter warns Community pharmacy may be an “inherently in-person” sector, but that does not mean that there is …
Pharmacy assistant pay needs rethink
Boosting pharmacy assistants’ pay could be good for business, recruiter believes Award rates remain the norm for pharmacy assistants (PAs), but owners should consider increasing their wages, Heidi Dariz general …
Israel/Gaza conflict sparks notifications
Regulator reveals more than 80 notifications have been made regarding antisemitic or Islamophobic social media posts by health practitioners since 7 October 2023 The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) …
Pharmacists buoyed by public support for industrial action
Hospital pharmacists hopeful work stoppage will secure improved pay offer Pharmacists at Hobart Private Hospital are optimistic that support shown by colleagues and members of the public for industrial action will …
Pharmacists at ‘breaking point’
Hospital pharmacists to walk off the job as pay dispute continues Frustrated pharmacists at HPS Pharmacies in Tasmanian hospitals will conduct a two-hour work stoppage today (Tuesday 25 February 2025) …
‘Use AI, but don’t rely on it for everything’
A leading pharmacist says it’s “inevitable” that AI will soon change the face of pharmacy practice, but argues that the “human touch has to remain” Associate Professor Betty Chaar is …
Wages ‘stagnating’ despite rising workload, cost of living
Pharmacists say their pay hasn’t increased alongside a growing list of responsibilities, but this job agency thinks owners will be forced to step up to secure trained staff Many pharmacists …
Increase pharmacists in children’s wards: PSA
Medicine-related problems linked to 93 children presenting at emergency departments across Australia each day, report reveals Paediatric wards across Australia need greater access to pharmacists to improve medicines safety for …
An emerging role
Pharmacists are launching paid lactation consultant services to help local mums find success with breastfeeding Gold Coast credentialed pharmacist and GP pharmacist, Gillary Assedjian, currently leads a working group pioneering …
Warning over ‘unacceptable’ medicines abbreviations
Pharmacists encouraged to seek clarification whenever there is uncertainty over “potentially dangerous” abbreviations Wherever possible, all medicines information should be presented in full with no abbreviation, according to the Australian …