Headlines
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Hunt shuts down ownership reforms
Thursday | Aug 29 2019FEDERAL Health Minister, Greg Hunt, will not seek to amend pharmacy ownership rules despite pressure from medical organisations to allow GPs to become pharmacy owners.
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Symbion opens Qld DC
Thursday | Aug 29 2019COMMUNITY Service Obligation wholesaler, Symbion, has officially opened a $59 million distribution centre in Acacia Ridge, Queensland, with Federal Health Minister, Greg Hunt officiating at the event.
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Call time on professional turf wars
Wednesday | Aug 28 2019RURAL pharmacists are calling on medical groups and the Pharmacy Guild of Australia to "take a cold bath" and focus on patient care, rather than the ongoing turf war between the professions.
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Penington Report shows need for limits
Wednesday | Aug 28 2019DATA showing more than 1,600 Australians died as the result of an accidental overdose in 2017, highlights the need to limit the quantities of medicines dispensed at a given time, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia believes.
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GPs united against expanding scope
Tuesday | Aug 27 2019MEDICAL groups have united to condemn moves by the Pharmacy Guild of Australia to ensure pharmacists practice their full scope, as a profit-driven raid.
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Pharmacist’s comeback
Tuesday | Aug 27 2019CANCELLED registrant, Marianne Girgis, has been given the green light to return to the profession by the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal, subject to a number of conditions, which will be attached to her registration for a minimum of 12 months.
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Harassment continues at discounter
Monday | Aug 26 2019A FORMER pharmacist who outlined her experience of sexual harassment while working at one of Australia's "largest discount pharmacies", in a blog (PD 16 Aug), has reported a number of women have contacted her saying a culture of abuse persists within the group.
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EBOS upbeat on Chemist Warehouse
Friday | Aug 23 2019EBOS says it is preparing for its "next wave of growth" in the 2019/20 financial year, after commencing its new exclusive pharmaceutical distribution agreement with Chemist Warehouse on 01 Jul.
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Another rural doc shortage
Friday | Aug 23 2019A regional NSW politician has declared a "crisis" due to a shortage of doctors working in district hospitals across the state which was threatening the health and safety of rural and regional residents.
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Visa changes to lead to GP shortage
Thursday | Aug 22 2019CHANGES to Australia's working visas will see 800 fewer doctors coming to the country over the next four years, exacerbating GP workforce shortages, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia warns.