Work & the workplace
Urgent call for Prac Payment expansion
Placement poverty is forcing pharmacy students to choose between food and their studies, NAPSA president warns Australia’s Commonwealth Prac Payments scheme needs to be urgently extended to cover all healthcare …
Shortage remains despite record numbers
Pharmacist registration numbers continue to rise, but the profession’s workforce shortage persists, Guild leader says New data shows a record 40,913 pharmacists hold registration with the Pharmacy Board of Australia, …
‘And we wonder why there is a pharmacist shortage’
Median salaries for new pharmacists are on the rise, but union warns intern rates need to rise to attract and retain talent Pharmacy graduates’ salaries continue to lag behind …
Authorities need to do more to tackle retail crime: Guild
Calls for greater action to be taken to combat theft and violence in the retail sector are being backed by the Pharmacy Guild of Australia State and territory governments are …
Pharmacists’ personal beliefs can hinder ECP access: study
“Personal views” on adolescent sexual activity and contraceptive use should not interfere with the delivery of care, says expert Community pharmacies are often seen as an accessible setting for adolescents …
Co-pay cut could fuel script surge
Pharmacists urged to prepare for spike in demand for prescription medications in the New Year when the PBS general co-pay is reduced to $25 Community pharmacy owners are being encouraged …
‘Determined to ensure everything is the best it can be’
Novel working group of hospital pharmacists with a passion for medication guidelines finds success with <1% incident reports related to high-risk IV use A pharmacy team-based approach has consistently produced …
Pharmacists ‘not paid for work they do not perform’
Public hospital pharmacy staff participating in industrial action will have up to 25% of their pay deducted, a government agency confirms Hospital pharmacists and technicians taking protected industrial action over …
NT pay offer falls short: union
Professional Pharmacists Australia warns NT government’s hospital pharmacy pay offer will not be enough to address staff shortages A proposed $1500 annual allowance for public hospital pharmacists and technicians, proposed …
Workforce shortages are putting patient care at risk: AdPha
Territory government urged to “set up to properly support hospital pharmacists and technicians”, amid workforce crisis Industrial action being taken by hospital pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in the Northern Territory …
Compliance crackdown
Nearly $7m in ineligible claims cancelled by Pharmacy Programs Administrator, and 46 providers suspended for “serious or repeated non-compliance” Close to 1,000 service providers have been investigated for non-compliance by …
‘Without change, services will collapse’: union
Staffing crisis forces pharmacy staff to take industrial action Pharmacists and pharmacy assistants working in public hospitals across the Northern Territory are taking industrial action over staff shortages. Professional …