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MoU for student scholarships
Thursday | Mar 27 2025RAVEN'S Recruitment and the National Australian Pharmacy Students' Association (NAPSA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that awards scholarships to selected first-year pharmacy students to attend major pharmacy conferences and professional events.
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Framework consultation now up
Thursday | Mar 27 2025THE Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) has announced that the consultation approach for the Pharmacist Capability Framework is now available.
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Federal Budget delivers billions for health
Wednesday | Mar 26 2025WHILE short on surprises, the 2025-26 Budget's pharmacy and medicines spending pledges have been broadly welcomed.
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Programs consultation
Wednesday | Mar 26 2025THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) will soon host a roundtable consultation to discuss a range of pharmacy programs that sit outside the Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement (8CPA).
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PSA releases 2025 election platform
Tuesday | Mar 25 2025THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) is calling on political parties and independents to commit to healthcare reforms that unlock the full potential of pharmacists and improve health outcomes for all Australians in its 2025 federal election platform.
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Parental barriers to children’s flu vax
Tuesday | Mar 25 2025A NEW Australia-wide survey has revealed the reasons why some parents do not intend to vaccinate their children against influenza, with pharmacists well placed to address key barriers.
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Managing vax risk: PDL’s top 10 tips
Tuesday | Mar 25 2025WITH pharmacists able to administer a growing number of vaccines, risks are also increasing.
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Half a million missing out on Safety Net
Monday | Mar 24 2025THE Consumers Health Forum of Australia (CHF) is calling for urgent automation of the PBS Safety Net system after it was revealed almost half a million people who qualified for the benefits in 2024 missed out due to the current paper-based tracking system.
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Qld expanded scope pilot now permanent
Monday | Mar 24 2025Pharmacist-prescribing for a range of acute conditions will become a permanent feature of Queensland's health system, the Queensland Minister for Health, Tim Nicholls, announced at APP2025 on Fri.
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WC beats BMI for cancer risk
Monday | Mar 24 2025WAIST circumference is a stronger risk marker than BMI for obesity-related cancer in men, a study of almost 340,000 people has found.
