Greens back pharmacy
September 4, 2014
SENATOR John Williams for the
Nationals in NSW has addressed
the senate to defend the role of
pharmacy in regional Australia.
Referring to pharmacy as a “very
vital business sector”, Williams
called upon the government “to be
fair - life is about fairness.”
Community pharmacies in
Australia employed about 60,000
staff in 5,350 stores, 30% in regional
areas and 12% in rural and remote
areas, where 425 towns have just
one pharmacy, he said.
Citing PBS reform impacts in
terms of dollars, staffing and service
levels, Williams called upon his
colleagues to “do the right thing” in
the new pharmacy agreement.
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