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NSW Premier to headline conference
Wednesday | Aug 16 2023THE Pharmacy Guild New South Wales Branch President, David Heffernan has announced that the Premier of New South Wales, Chris Minns will officially open this year's Pharmacy Connect conference in Sydney on Thu 31 Aug, (PD Breaking News yesterday).
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Tas is well set up for ORT
Wednesday | Aug 16 2023TASMANIA is the only state to apply a top-up payment to ensure that community pharmacies remain viable when offering opioid replacement therapy, said the Guild Tas branch President, Helen O'Byrne.
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Quest to quantify impact
Wednesday | Aug 16 2023AUSTRALIANS living with one of 200 chronic conditions may now be eligible to participate in what may well become the world's largest study into the economic impact of medicinal cannabis treatments on health and quality of life for patients.
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“Legal chaos” to unfold
Tuesday | Aug 15 2023THE Federal Health Minister Mark Butler (pictured) has warned of impending "legal chaos that would unleash on thousands of general practices and pharmacies" if on 04 Sep another disallowance motion against the 60-day dispensing (60DD) is lodged, while on 01 Sep the measure takes effect.
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QUT bags Pharm. Student of the Year
Tuesday | Aug 15 2023A FOURTH-year Queensland University of Technology B.
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Medcan’s huge new plant
Tuesday | Aug 15 2023QUEENSLAND'S Medtech footprint has expanded today with the official opening of the tech-advanced medicinal cannabis facility in Brisbane.
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Hundreds may not be eligible for RPTA
Monday | Aug 14 2023THE Rural Pharmacy Network Australia (RPNA) has serious concerns for hundreds of smaller pharmacies in rural and remote Australia that will not be eligible for funding designed to offset losses due to 60-day dispensing (60DD).
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FIP’s global survey open
Monday | Aug 14 2023THE FIP Community Pharmacy Section (CPS) is conducting a Global Survey on Workforce Sustainability and Supporting Positive Practice in Community Pharmacy, in collaboration with the University of Newcastle, Australia.
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Rural incentives double
Monday | Aug 14 2023IN A move aimed at alleviating the chronic shortage of healthcare workers in remote and rural regions, the NSW Government has announced a doubling of incentives for healthcare professionals willing to relocate to underserved areas.
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8CPA surety sought before 04 Sep
Friday | Aug 11 2023THE 60DD dispensing policy should go ahead on 01 Sep despite moves in the Senate to disrupt the vote for the legislation.
