Pharmacy Daily | PSA claims program credit

THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia says the allocation of $660m in budget funding for professional services is “a direct result of representations made by PSA”. PSA National President Warwick Plunkett said the society had a series of meetings with the Minister’s Office and the Department of Health and Ageing. “As a result, some 4CPA programs have been retained after public indications they would be discontinued,” he said. “Some new professional prgrams were also introduced which will prove a fillip for th profession and consumers,” Plunkett added. He said that the inclusion of sustainable clinical interventions through pharmacy in the 5CPA was “a great step forward in the implementation of a preventive health strategy in Australia.” Plunkett said he also welcomed the implementation of a number of recommendations from the primary and preventive health reports delivered to the government last year, adding that PSA would continue to push for the inclusion of pharmacists into the primary health care team. The PSA also welcomed funding for electronic health, saying: We look forward to working with the government to develop and implement governance arrangements to ensure the programs are implemented and managed to their full potential.”

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