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New minister to bring 鈥榝resh new perspectives to patient care鈥�
Tasmania鈥檚 government ministry now includes a brand-new health minister, in a move welcomed by pharmacists Tasmanian premier Jeremy Rockliff announced that registered nurse Jacquie Petrusma will become the Minister for …
Methadone services underfunded: pollie
Federal government urged to boost funding for pharmacies that are delivering methadone to patients in need聽 Pharmacists providing methadone services are doing so at a financial cost to their businesses, …
鈥榃hy has this been allowed to go on?鈥�
Hospital pharmacy is the most desirable setting for students and interns 鈥� but it鈥檚 just not being taken seriously by decision-makers at several levels, say experts NSW鈥檚 Special Commission of …
鈥榁apes are a dangerous product鈥�
Nicotine vapes a 鈥淭rojan horse鈥� designed to trap young people in a lifelong struggle with addiction, Labor MP says聽 State governments need to implement a 鈥渞obust framework to prevent harm鈥� …
New merger reforms to target large 鈥榟igh-risk鈥� deals
Treasurer seeks to strengthen ACCC’s power to scrutinise mergers The Federal Government says the biggest merger reform package in decades will crackdown on 鈥渟erious economic harm鈥� and allow the competition …
Labor makes pharmacy pledge
Scope of practice pilot to become permanent pending election results聽 Queenslanders will retain access to pharmacist-initiated treatment for 17 everyday conditions on a permanent basis if Labor holds onto power …
WA to join Tasmania in banning OTC vapes
State health minister makes more to restrict access to nicotine vaping products聽 Western Australia is set to implement regulations overriding the federal government鈥檚 move to down-schedule vapes to Pharmacist-Only from …
Placement poverty wipes student鈥檚 savings
Union calls for the expansion of Commonwealth Prac Payments to support more students undertaking mandatory unpaid placements聽 Pharmacy students should not be excluded from the federal government鈥檚 placement support payments, …
Government seeks deal for RSV vaccine
NIP-funded RSV vaccine for women in late-stage pregnancy on the horizon聽 Talks between the government and Pfizer to deliver a National Immunisation Program (NIP) funded respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine …
End RSV vaccine 鈥榩ostcode lottery鈥�: Ruston
Government urged to act on PBAC鈥檚 RSV vaccination recommendation to ease cost-of-living pressures聽 Shadow Health Minister, Senator Anne Ruston is calling on the government to fund the respiratory syncytial virus …
鈥楾hey are a trusted and valued part of our overall health system鈥�
ACT chief minister Andrew Barr has promised 鈥渆asier access to more healthcare options鈥� in Labor鈥檚 re-election bid in the Territory Ahead of the October ACT election, Barr outlined a series …
鈥楶harmacies are doing okay鈥�
Patients are thanking the government for implementing 60-day dispensing, a Labor senator claims聽 Double dispensing is delivering cost-of-living relief for Australian patients, without adversely impacting community pharmacists, Labor鈥檚 Senate whip, …