Guild negotiating review
February 26, 2016
THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia
said it is working with the Review
of Pharmacy Remuneration and
Regulation panel along with other
stakeholders on a discussion paper
planned for release in April this
year.
The Guild has announced that
a panel, chaired by Professor
Stephen King and including Bill
Scott and Jo Watson, will present
recommendations.
They will cover future
remuneration, regulation including
pharmacy location rules, as well as
other arrangements that apply to
pharmacy and wholesalers around
PBS matters.
In addition, the Guild said
the panel will provide ongoing
consultation after the April
discussion paper is released,
present its interim report in H2
this year and its final report for the
minister by March next year.
In related news, the Department
of Health said it has launched a
Review of Pharmacy Remuneration
and Regulation section on its main
website with details of the review
including terms of reference,
biographies of panel members,
contact details for the review
secretariat and other relevant
information.
MEAN WHILE the Guild has also
alerted members in Forefront that
from 23 Mar, NSW will join SA, WA,
Qld and NT in making it mandatory
for pharmacists to use Project
STOP to record the details of
sales of over-the-counter packs of
pseudoephedrine from community
pharmacy, in an online real-time
electronic system, at the time of
supply.
The NSW branch of the Guild has
been commissioned by the Ministry
of Health to assist community
pharmacies to access Project STOP,
and to provide training on its use.
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