News
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Vigilance program
Wednesday | Sep 13 2023THE TGA is commencing a new Medical Devices Vigilance Program to support medical device sponsors in complying with regulation - view HERE.
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Open letter sent
Wednesday | Sep 13 2023HEALTH professionals gathered outside NSW Parliament yesterday, to deliver an open letter signed by the Australian Medical Association NSW Branch, two medical colleges, the NSW Nurses and Midwives Association and 19 other health organisations calling for gas in homes and public buildings to be replaced with renewable electricity to protect health.
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WA taskforce
Wednesday | Sep 13 2023THE WA Gov't has announced a special taskforce to help guide the next phase of the state's efforts to address family and domestic violence, building on its ongoing work and more than $200m of investment.
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Dispensary Corner 13 Sep 23
Wednesday | Sep 13 2023THE Australian Red Cross has announced a new CPR anthem to guide the next generation of first-aiders, and it's pinker than you might expect.
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Gov’t seeks input on full-scope review
Tuesday | Sep 12 2023SUBMISSIONS are being invited to an independent review that will explore the opportunities and obstacles to Australia's health professionals working to the full scope of their practice.
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CAPS’ three demands sent to the PM
Tuesday | Sep 12 2023THE negotiations for the 8th Community Pharmacy Agreement may have been brought forward but the Community and Pharmacy Support (CAPS) Group's spokesperson Emil Demyane said, "CAPS will only rest once the agreement is in a form where the government meets three criteria".
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New CPD digital module
Tuesday | Sep 12 2023THE Australasian College of Pharmacy has launched a new CPD module as it believes that digital initiatives in health can produce significant benefits for patients and healthcare providers.
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First glass floor BD robot
Tuesday | Sep 12 2023WIZARD Pharmacy is installing the first BD Rowa glass floor installation in all of Asia-Pacific, it claims, at its Wizard Pharmacy Garden City (Coles Mall) in WA.
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Murphy on board
Tuesday | Sep 12 2023JUST two months after Prof Brendan Murphy retired as the Secretary of the Department of Health, he has been appointed as a board member of Kidney Health Australia.
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More investment
Tuesday | Sep 12 2023THE National Rural Health Alliance is concerned about new rural and remote health data just released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), which showed potentially avoidable deaths and hospitalisations were two to three times higher in remote and very remote areas, compared with major cities in Australia.
