CELEBRATING NAIDOC Week, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia Queensland Branch is sharing stories from members about closing the gap in their areas on its Facebook page.
Following the launch of the Branch's Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) late last year, President, Trent Twomey, said pharmacies in the State have been working to improve primary health outcomes for Indigenous patients.
"In the past year the Guild Queensland Branch, has also been implementing our RAP, which provides a pathway to improve the ways in which we connect, recognise and contribute to positive health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People," he said.
"We hope the RAP will provide positive healthcare outcomes and help close the gap for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples through Queensland's network of almost 1,200 community pharmacies.
"Our RAP will support the wider community, by developing closer relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and organisations.
"Where possible we're working to assist in the delivery of better primary healthcare outcomes, by investigating opportunities to work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people or organisations to improve the community pharmacy services we provide.
"We are only at the beginning of our reconciliation journey and continue to implement our RAP.
"The COVID-19 pandemic slowed our implementation, but we're still working through the plan.
"Community pharmacies are a vital part of our primary healthcare system with the potential to make an even bigger contribution to the health of all Queenslanders and their families."
The Branch is set to unveil a painting called Wurarr-Wurarr later this week to mark NAIDOC week.
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