Gerard Benedet appointed following an Australia-wide search.
Benedet has served as the Pharmacy Guild’s Qld Branch Director since Oct 2019 and has worked closely with Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and the Qld Labor Govt to develop and implement nation-leading reforms to primary healthcare, including the North Queensland Scope of Practice Pilot, the Community Pharmacy UTI Health Service, and the Free Flu Vaccination Program.
He has also led the Guild’s response to the COVID pandemic in Qld, which was the first state to allow community pharmacists to administer COVID vaccines and the first state to conduct school-based COVID vaccine outreach.
Prior to joining the Guild, he had held senior roles at News Corp Australia, Careers Australia, and the National Rugby League.
National President Prof Trent Twomey said Benedet gets things done.
“Over the last four years, he has shown a unique ability to work side by side with Govt to deliver better care for patients, in a way that secures the long-term viability of community pharmacy.
“As we continue negotiations for an 8th Community Pharmacy Agreement, Gerard’s strategic vision and extensive knowledge of the public sector and community pharmacy agenda will be a tremendous asset for the Guild, and the six thousand community pharmacies we represent.”
More details in tomorrow’s issue of Pharmacy Daily.
