APESMA slams 5CPA
May 10, 2010
THE pharmacists’ division of
union group the Association of
Professional Engineers, Scientists
and Managers (APESMA) has has
criticised the Fifth Community
Agreement, saying “there is little
joy with the outcome of the
continued reliance on a supply
model of practice”.
APESMA welcomed the
continuation of professional
services “but it remains to be seen
how efficiently they will be
implemented and what
remuneration pharmacists will
receive,” according to division
president Geoff March.
“These programs will fail yet
again if the process is just simply
yet another attempt to bolt them
onto the supply model,” he said,
adding that the programs “will
need substantial systems changes
and sufficient remuneration if they
are to succeed”.
March also said that while
APESMA noted the retention of the
current community location rules in
the Fifth Agreement, the
organisation was pleased to be
recently notified about a “review of
the location rules that will be
undertaken by Urbis Pty Ltd”.
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