Clinical pharmacy leader
September 30, 2011
PHARMACIST Toni Riley has been
appointed to the 15-member
National Lead Clinicians Group (NLCP),
a new body which aims to improve
clinical engagement in Australia.
The funding for the Group was
announced by the Department of
Health in May last year, with the
Group tasked to provide the
Minister for Health and Ageing with
advice on the prioritisation of the
development and implementation
of national clinical standards and
guidelines, to maximise the health
outcomes for patients.
The Group will also provide
advice on opportunities to improve
the quality, effectiveness and
efficiency of the Australian health
system and clinical matters; and
will provide a multidisciplinary
forum for clinicians to collaborate
with informed consumers and raise
issues with regards to health
service delivery.
Welcoming the establishment of
the NLCP the PSA said it believed
the Group was structured to ensure
that the collaborative care model
was not only strengthened, but was
underpinned by practising
professionals.
“It is very rewarding to see a
pharmacist has been included on
the National Lead Clinicians Group,
especially given that not all health
professions could be represented,”
said National President of the PSA,
Grant Kardachi.
Guild President Kos Sclavos said
the appointment was “a vote of
confidence in the role of community
pharmacists in working with patients
and other health care professionals”.
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