Ley reveals Pharmacy Trials
March 18, 2016
HEALTH minister Sussan Ley has
revealed the first three items to be
funded under the $50 million 6CPA
Pharmacy Trial Programme (PD
breaking news), during an on-again
off-again keynote speech at APP on
the Gold Coast yesterday.
Ley, who had initially changed
her plans due to illness, ended up
making her scheduled appearance
at the conference where she also
announced the overall winner of
the Pharmacy of the Year (see p2).
The first topic areas will be:
• improved medication
management for Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islanders through
community pharmacist advice and
culturally appropriate services;
• community pharmacy based
screening and referral for diabetes;
• improved continuity in
the management of patients’
medications through community
pharmacy when they are
discharged from hospital.
Ley said details were still being
finalised, but she expected to make
a further announcement on the
next steps in the coming weeks.
“There is a real and exciting
opportunity here for pharmacy,
working with other professions, to
help shape the primary health care
agenda,” she said.
A discussion paper calling
for further ideas that could be
funded by the program has also
been released, and Ley urged
pharmacists and other stakeholders
to participate in the consultation.
MEA NWHILE the health minister
also highlighted the ongoing
pharmacy remuneration and
regulation review, saying she was
impressed at the “number and
range of stakeholders” that the
expert panel has met with so far,
including community pharmacists
and their customers as well as
pharmacy wholesalers.
“I want the panel to consider
first and foremost if we have a
system that meets the needs of
consumers...this is the primary aim
of the government’s regulation
of pharmacies - to ensure that
the sector is working efficiently,
effectively and remains viable.”
The review panel’s chairman
Stephen King will be at APP this
weekend giving a presentation on
the review, and Ley urged delegates
to attend the session.
“This review is your chance to
express your views and help shape
the future of your industry and
your profession...I urge you to seize
this opportunity positively and
constructively,” she said.
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