AMA president Brian Owler has
told the National Press Club that
“we need to get back to recognising
and respecting everyone’s roles
within the health system”.
Owler said the AMA has problems
with the 6CPA in relation to the
roles of pharmacists “and what
they might be paid to do in the
future,” adding that the issue is if
pharmacists “take a more active
role in doing some of the roles
where it is really the GP’s role”.
He said the AMA “supports
pharmacists to be pharmacists,”
and cited the PSA-backed proposal
for non-dispensing pharmacists to
work in GP surgeries.
“We recognise that there’s an
important role for pharmacists to
play and they need to be supported
to actually provide medications for
patients in a timely and safe and
effective manner,” Owler said.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 23 Jul 15 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 23 Jul 15
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