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Guild confirms risk stoush
Wednesday | Nov 23 2016GUILD President George Tambassis last night confirmed that the Guild was currently in discussions with the government about the "risk share" arrangement in the Sixth Community Pharmacy Agreement, which could see additional dispensing payments made to pharmacists to compensate them for lower than expected script volumes (PD Fri).
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Turnbull, Shorten back pharmacy
Wednesday | Nov 23 2016PRIME Minister Malcolm Turnbull (pictured) and opposition leader Bill Shorten both expressed support for the existing community pharmacy model, in speeches during the annual Guild Parliamentary Dinner at Parliament House, Canberra.
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SHPA workforce paper
Tuesday | Nov 22 2016AUSTRALIAN hospital pharmacy professionals are under-utilised compared to their OECD peers and have limited opportunity for career advancement, according to a white paper released by the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia.
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New Curtin pharmacy campus
Tuesday | Nov 22 2016WESTERN Australia's Curtin University is proceeding with the development of a new Midland Campus east of Perth, which will be a clinical base for medical students as well as for Curtin Allied Health Schools including nursing, physiotherapy and pharmacy.
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SHPA publication revamp
Monday | Nov 21 2016THE Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia's Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research (JPPR) will become an online-only publication next year, under major changes unveiled at the Society's Medicines Management 2016 conference in Perth yesterday.
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Leaders hailed at MM2016
Monday | Nov 21 2016PHARMACIST Debbie Rigby has been presented with the SHPA Australian Clinical Pharmacy Award at Medicines Management 2016, the 42nd Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia National Conference on the weekend.
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TGA consultation low
Friday | Nov 18 2016FEEDBACK from a survey conducted amongst Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) stakeholders in July this year has indicated that the organisation generates high levels of trust and confidence in outcomes but does not appear to be highly consultative or collaborative.
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Dispensing fee Guild push
Friday | Nov 18 2016THE Pharmacy Guild is believed to be pushing the government for an increase in dispensing fees, after PBS prescription volumes for 2015/16 were significantly lower than forecast under the Sixth Community Pharmacy Agreement.
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Patients back pharmacy services
Friday | Nov 18 2016CONSUMERS have ranked blood pressure testing, closely followed by diabetes services and receiving vaccinations as the most essential services when visiting their pharmacist, according to the latest Pharmacy Guild of Australia's Customer Experience Index (CEI).
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Pharmacists check inhaler skill
Thursday | Nov 17 2016DISCOUNT Drug Stores (DDS) has launched an asthma awareness campaign in conjunction with Lung Health Awareness Month, highlighting actions the group's pharmacists can take to improve inhaler technique.