Leading Age Services Australia
(LASA) has said it wants to see
the Department of Health and
the Pharmacy Guild make sure no
older Australian would be denied a
medication management service if
it were clinically warranted.
LASA ceo Patrick Reid said such
services were greatly valued,
and currently it was unclear how
this need would be identified or
what red tape might surround the
provision of the service.
“We are also concerned that
the available pool of consultant
pharmacists may be at risk
following the outcomes of these
changes.
“Both the Department of Health
and the Pharmacy Guild must
ensure that numbers of accredited
providers do not fall away due to
these measures.”
LASA said a small number of
providers of these services had
been “rorting” the system, and
the Department of Health and
Medicare needed to ensure checks
and prosecutions were undertaken
to preserve the process.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 24 Feb 14 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 24 Feb 14
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