Blogs by tag - Pharmacy · Emergency Locum Service (ELS)

Rural Health Month 2024: Shining a Spotlight on Rural Pharmacy in Australia

It was a crisp November morning when a small-town pharmacist, Sarah, opened the doors of her rural pharmacy, knowing her community depended on her for more than just prescriptions. From counselli...

How Australian Pharmacies Are Transforming with Expanded Roles and Support Staff

As Australians increasingly rely on pharmacies for everyday health needs, community pharmacists are stepping up their services beyond dispensing medications. The Pharmacy Guild of Australia highl...

A New Chapter for Australian Community Pharmacists: Standardisation and National Uniformity in Administering Medicines

Imagine you're a community pharmacist in a busy urban practice in Melbourne. The pharmacy hums with patients waiting to pick up prescriptions, receive advice, or get vaccinations. You’ve just fini...

The 8CPA Agreement: A New Dawn for Pharmacists' Career Prospects

As the sun rose on another bustling day in Melbourne, Sarah, a community pharmacist, opened her pharmacy with a renewed sense of hope. She had just read the latest news about the 8th Community Ph...

The Changing Landscape of Community Pharmacy in Australia: Opportunities and Challenges

Being a Community Pharmacist in Australia has always been a rewarding career, but the landscape is shifting rapidly. State Government supported full scope of practice trials are rolling out acros...

The challenges and solutions faced by rural pharmacies in a Covid-19 era

The challenges of rural pharmacies are well documented. They often struggle to find appropriate health care professionals to staff the facilities, which can significantly reduce the quality of c...

Are you eligible to claim the Intern Incentive Allowance for Rural Pharmacies?

The Intern Incentive Allowance for Rural Pharmacies (IIARP) is part of a series of programs aimed at strengthening the medical workforce in rural and remote areas in Australia. It provides financ...

Attracting (and keeping) Australia's rural health workers

Supporting more health workers to remain in rural and remote Australian communities is about helping them settle in socially, as well as professionally.Australians in rural and remote areas have ...

Go rural, get the experience!

I was recently speaking with a long-term locum of ours, who said whenever she goes to a pharmacy to locum and gets talking to a student or intern pharmacist she always gives them this advice “Go ou...