PHARMACY Guild of Australia Queensland Branch President, Trent Twomey, reiterated the organisation's commitment to improving access to healthcare services for Indigenous Australia, when unveiling a new painting to celebrate NAIDOC week.
Twomey highlighted the Branch had developed the Guild's first Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) (PD 09 Nov), saying it aimed to "change the way we engage with First Nations people" and "make a real tangible difference in closing the gap."
"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," he said.
"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."
The painting, Wurarr-Wurarr by Kuku Yalanji Language First Nation artist, Deann Grant, from the Daintree Rainforest in Far North Queensland, depicts the importance of freshwater creeks, rainforest streams and waterholes to the lifecycle of the Wurarr-Wurarr dragonfly, is on display at the Queensland Branch office.
Pictured, Guild Queensland Branch President, Trent Twomey, with Branch Vice President, Chris Owen.
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