turf war
鈥楲et鈥檚 start with a joke鈥� 鈥� docs lash out at new pharmacy regulator
A new Pharmacy Ownership Council in Queensland launches, bringing it in line with other states 鈥� and is immediately slammed as 鈥渁nti-competitive鈥� by doctors But the AMA has been 鈥渃aught …
Contraception pilot welcomed and criticised
Pilot welcomed, though doctors complain about 鈥済ood retail politics鈥� The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has welcomed the commencement of the Queensland Community Pharmacy Hormonal Contraception Pilot, which it says will …
World News Wrapup: 9 May 2024
Aussie discounter rebrands in New Zealand; Canadians launch anti-aggression campaign; Florida man sues over Adderall 鈥減sychosis鈥� New Zealand: All 43 Countdown Pharmacies have been rebranded to Woolworths Pharmacy as of …
Pilot slammed as 鈥榳orkload shifting鈥�
Pharmacists have no more of a conflict of interest than GPs do when it comes to the Queensland prescribing pilot, a leading pharmacist says Doctor groups continue to lambast the …
鈥榃hy not fund that pharmacist to become a doctor?鈥�
Doctors complain they were not notified by Queensland government that the pharmacy prescribing pilot has begun Outgoing Australian Medical Association president Dr Maria Boulton has spoken to ABC Brisbane鈥檚 Loretta …
Docs demand pharmacy rules Bill rejection
Doctors are yet again calling for the removal of pharmacy ownership and location rules, despite a report countering their objections A Queensland parliamentary committee has recommended supporting the Pharmacy Business …
More pharmacist jabs criticised as 鈥榞ambling鈥� with children鈥檚 health
Pharmacists call for vaccine harmonisation, as doctors slam new regulations enabling pharmacists to vaccinate children aged two and up The Australian Medical Association has attacked an announcement by the Queensland …
Docs condemn 鈥榰nleashing鈥� of pharmacists
AMA attacks community pharmacy as the 鈥渨orst place鈥� for pharmacist prescribing The Australian Medical Association has published its submission to the Department of Health and Aged Care鈥檚 Unleashing the Potential …
RACGP focused on disrupting Guild
Securing wins in an interprofessional turf war appears to be a priority for the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) Community pharmacists are starting to question their relationships with …
Docs push vending machines, supermarket pharmacies
Doctors are now working an economic and competition angle in their bid to rid the pharmacy sector of the ownership and location rules The Australian Medical Association has produced its …
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High-profile Nationals couple Barnaby Joyce and Vikki Campion have spoken out in favour of pharmacist prescribing trials, with Campion saying rural and regional Australians deserve more Former journalist and political …
The week in review
Two opposing forces lobbied for different ways to save patients money this week, while there was lots of medicines news and we looked at burnout in hospitals There was bad …