NAPSA drops the Coalition
November 29, 2011
THE National Australian Pharmacy
Students’ Association (NAPSA) has
dropped out of the Pharmacist
Coalition for Health Reform due to
a disagreement over a Senate
Inquiry into the Fifth Community
Pharmacy Agreement.
According to NAPSA, it does not
support the call for a Senate
Inquiry, and it was in no way
involved in the recent press release
by the Coalition calling for one.
“NAPSA’s position as a signatory
on the Pharmacists Coalition for
Health Reform has become
non-tenable as a result of
assumptions by the Coalition that
NAPSA’s members would agree to
any course of action without prior
consultation,” a NAPSA statement
issued overnight said.
“NAPSA will not partake in
activities which threaten to
destabilise the continuity of
medicines supply and provision of
professional services to the
Australian public via the
Community Pharmacy Agreement,”
the statement added.
In particular, NAPSA took
umbrage at the assumption that it
would follow the Coalition’s lead
without discussion, saying that it
could not endorse an organisation
which does not support
consultation with its membership.
In addition, NAPSA went a step
further, throwing its support
behind the 5CPA, saying it has
delivered, and will continue to
deliver optimal health outcomes for
all Australians.
“NAPSA’s members, comprising
over 4000 pharmacy students
Australia wide, wish to be part of
community pharmacy in Australia
as it stands,” NAPSA said.
“Pharmacy students wish to see
the profession evolve, but not at
the risk of destabilising the current
model which continues to serve the
Australian public and deliver health
care outcomes via the community
pharmacy network,” NAPSA added.
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