PSA welcomes Gov
September 15, 2010
THE Pharmaceutical Society of
Australia has joined the Pharmacy
Guild in welcoming the reappointment
of Nicola Roxon as the Minister for
Health and Ageing (PD yesterday),
saying that the move represents a
vote of confidence in health reform.
“PSA has strongly supported the
Government’s initiatives to reform
primary care and encourage a
more collaborative approach to
health care services,” said PSA
president Warwick Plunkett.
“As the medication experts,
pharmacists have much to
contribute to health’s
new paradigm,” he added.
MEANWHILE the Pharmaceutical
Society of Australia has also rolled
out the welcome mat for the newly
installed Minister for Mental Health
and Ageing, with Warwick
commenting that the PM’s initiative
in establishing a portfolio with
direct responsibility for mental
health is “well overdue”.
“The appointment of Mr Butler to
this new portfolio should help to
drive reform to the funding and
provision of mental health services
and will hopefully offer new ways of
overcoming the large unmet need
for these services,” he said.
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