THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Victoria Branch has welcomed confirmation of funding to the community health sector to improve access to pharmacotherapy services in the 2024/25 Victorian State Budget.
The funding forms part of the Budget's $95 million allocation for the Statewide Action Plan for Victorians struggling with chronic addiction.
The plan was announced in late Apr, when the Victorian govt earmarked $8.4 million funding for pharmacotherapy grants as part of a range of harm minimisation initiatives.
The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) has welcomed the Victorian Budget's multi-year investment of $11 billion into its state's health system and an additional $1.7 billion to improve hospitals and health infrastructure, but says it stops short of providing a much-needed boost to the ailing pharmacy workforce.
SHPA President Tom Simpson said that missing out on vital funding is "frustrating and should be urgently addressed so that more investment can be put towards developing the vital pharmacy workforce".
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