The Pharmacy Guild says Australia's community pharmacies stand ready to help ease the burden on general practitioners, in the light of a government review released yesterday which cited routine consultations for medical certificates and vaccinations as a possible area of reform and cost saving for the Medicare scheme.
The MBS review "clearly underscored the need to better utilise the skills and expertise of Australia's network of community pharmacies," said Guild national president George Tambassis.
He said having more professional services performed via pharmacies was a "win-win situation for doctors and for patients".
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