Dutton backs pharmacy
November 20, 2013
Health
Minister Peter
Dutton last
night issued
a resounding
endorsement
of community
pharmacy (PD
breaking news),
saying that he
wants “young
pharmacists
coming through
to see a future in
their industry”.
Dutton, who’s pictured centre
with Guild National President
George Tambassis and PSA National
President Grant Kardachi, also
said he wants to ensure that
pharmacists see “adequate return
on investments in their pharmacy.”
And in reference to the ongoing
chemotherapy reimbursement
issue (PD 15 Nov), Dutton
confirmed that “it is not the
government’s intention to take
funding for chemotherapy therapy
from the existing community
pharmacy agreement”.
That will infuriate the Consumers
Health Forum, which has attacked
“some chemotherapy providers
who have demanded more money
on top of funding arrangements
already agreed to between the
government and the Pharmacy
Guild” (PD Mon).
Shadow health minister Catherine
King also spoke at the Pharmacy
Guild Annual Dinner at Parliament
House, and hailed pharmacy’s
early adoption of IT initiatives
and the achievements of the Fifth
Community Pharmacy Agreement.
The dinner also saw the industry
pay tribute to
outgoing Guild
President Kos Sclavos,
pictured left with wife
Effie, daughter Nina
and Minister Dutton.
Effie was honoured
with a Distinguished
Service Medallion
by the Guild, while
Kos received the
Guild’s highest
award, Honorary Life
Membership.
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