Rural pharmacy in-depth
November 17, 2011
A NEW research program
examining the rural and remote
workforce and its impact on access
to pharmacy services at a local
level, has been greenlit with
funding through the Research and
Development Program funded
under the Fifth Community
Pharmacy Agreement.
The study, conducted by Human
Capital Alliance will provide
quantitative data on pharmacy
workforce numbers and pharmacy
services (by location) in rural and
remote areas, and qualitative data
on how this impacts access to
pharmacy services.
It is hoped that this data will help
to addressing the challenge of
providing an expanding range of
professional pharmacy services and
primary health care services to
rural and remote living Aussies.
“This research is needed because
the rural workforce issue can’t be
addressed by a mere survey,” said
National President of the Pharmacy
Guild of Australia, Kos Sclavos.
“It is essential that we get
workforce numbers right.
“Pharmacists who study hard for
four years at university and a fifth
year as an intern deserve to have
good job prospects,” he added.
It is expected that the project will
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