NURSE practitioners will only be
able to prescribe PBS medications
with the formal consent of patients’
general practitioners, under new
“collaborative care arrangements”
confirmed by the govt this week.
The regulations require that nurse
practitioners and midwives who
provide care must keep the
partient’s usual GP up to date on
test results, referrals and services
provided.
Collaborative arrangements
mean that nurse practitioners will
be able to access Medicare and the
PBS for patients who have been
formally referred by a doctor.
Unreferred patients will also be
able to be treated if the nurse has a
written formal agreement with a
doctor over the scope of the nurse’s
practice, covering specific clinical
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THE role and significance of community pharmacy in regional areas was a key focus of discussion for the Nationals leader David Littleproud during last week’s visit to Orana Mall Pharmacy as part of a regional tour.
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