Work & the workplace
Concerns raised over pharmacy business models
AHPRA set to focus on practitioners who put profits before patient welfare聽 Emerging models of care designed to provide consumers with predetermined medications are raising concerns for healthcare regulators. 聽 …
Pay and career path stagnation sparks strike
Hospital pharmacists were among a wide range of health workers who have gone on strike in WA, protesting about their pay and conditions Members of the Health Services Union WA …
Pharmacist numbers continue to grow
Pharmacist registration numbers hit new high, Pharmacy Board of Australia data reveals聽 Australia has more registered pharmacists than ever before, new data from the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) …
Students will leave pharmacy without support: NAPSA
Pharmacy students 鈥渆ager to work with the government鈥� to secure placement payments聽聽 Placement poverty will force some pharmacy students to drop out聽if the government does not extend the eligibility for …
Mixed views on stagnant pharmacy pay
Suggestions that the feminisation of the pharmacy workforce is contributing to the stagnation of wages is up for debate聽 Readers of the AJP have shared mixed responses to a South …
Gender pay gap must be addressed
Politician highlights decline in pharmacists鈥� wages as more women enter the profession聽 Reforms aimed at tackling domestic violence in South Australia are being welcomed, but opposition MP says more needs …
Costs hinder recruitment of overseas pharmacists
Hundreds of overseas-trained pharmacists are ready to come to Australia, but sponsorship costs and internship requirements are limiting opportunities聽 Pharmacy workforce shortages are being exacerbated by costs associated with recruiting …
Embrace expanded scope to boost salary
Pharmacy owners are starting to change their pay models to reward staff based on their capacity to deliver new services, recruiter says聽 Pharmacists who upskill to deliver new services through …
Flexibility key to attracting talent
Pharmacists no longer want to work 40 to 50 hours a week, recruiter tells owners聽 Pharmacy proprietors are being advised to offer flexible working arrangements to attract and retain staff. …
Locum rates forecast to flatten
Rapid increases to the rates of pay given to locum pharmacists in recent years are set to taper off, recruiter says聽 After five years of significant pay increases, locums are …
Notifications no need for panic
Pharmacists are being urged to keep calm and contact their professional indemnity insurer if they receive an AHPRA notification聽 Data from the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) shows that …
No fair wages without employers: Albanese
Prime Minister keen to deliver 鈥渃onstructive and balanced鈥� industrial relations reforms聽 Labor is committed to being both 鈥減ro-business and pro-worker”, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese claims. 聽 Speaking at the Council …