WA pharmacists get support
February 25, 2013
WEST Australian pharmacists are
being given extra support, following
today’s launch of the Pharmacists’
Support Service (PSS) across the
state.
The PSS offers support to
pharmacists who wish to talk to a
colleague about any issue including
workplace stresses, pharmacy
practice matters, work or personal
pressures, health issues including
mental health concerns and drug
and alcohol misuse.
The service costs the price of a
local call and is provided by
volunteer pharmacists, between
8am to 11pm EST (equivalent to
5am to 8pm WST), who are each
trained in the Lifeline model of
counselling.
The PSS will also link callers to
other expert services when
necessary.
The expansion to WA, following
on from South Australia and
Tasmania in 2010 and Northern
Territory in 2011, now sees the
service available in five states and
over half way to the organisation's
goal of becoming a national
service.
“Our next step is to go north, and
we are also planning to include
Queensland during 2013,” said the
Pharmacists’ Support Service
President, John Coppock.
“Our aim is to become national
during 2014 if we can obtain the
funds we need,” Coppock added.
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