This article was sponsored and developed in collaboration with PSA and Carers NSW[/caption]
However, pharmacists may perceive medication errors or non-adherence as a carer’s inability to fulfil this role,
Realising the full potential of pharmacists requires a reimagining of how the profession fits into the wider healthcare model, and PSA wants to harness the imagination of its members in this vision.
Overwhelming feedback from our members and the wider...
How can I improve workflow in my community pharmacy?
In improving workflow within your community pharmacy, it is essential that you get our pharmacy team involved from the beginning, as more often than not, any changes you make to the...
I own a remote community pharmacy in WA. Is there a need for my pharmacy to have a digital or online presence?
In the 20th century, the front door for patients to visit you was limited to the physical pharmacy...
Pharmacists have been given a powerful new tool for giving advice to Australia’s diverse communities, after the Department of Social Services substantially expanded access to its Free Interpreting Service.
Until recently, the phone-based service had only been able to be...
An English project looking to reduce medicines wastage across community pharmacy, care homes and general practice has produced savings representing a return of nearly £4.28 on every £1 spent on its development.1
‘Community pharmacy teams are in the unique...
Scenario
A patient, who identifies as an Aboriginal person, presents to the pharmacy for her monthly prescriptions. Her prescriptions are not annotated as ‘CTG - Closing The Gap PBS Co-payment Measure’. She queries why she has to pay for her...
The Northern Territory Government is offering incentives for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to relocate to fill a skills shortage. But what is pharmacist life like at the Top End?
A list of ‘hard to fill’ occupations has been released, offering...
How can pharmacists get involved in international aid and healthcare service provision overseas?
Working as a pharmacist in overseas development can be stressful – but it is also an incredibly rewarding career path and will change the way you...
With community pharmacies feeling the squeeze, there has never been a more important time to provide continuity of care by building patient loyalty.
Self-serve checkouts, online stores and banking through phone apps: these days there’s often little need to talk...
Leaders from pharmacy, medical and consumer organisations will gather in Canberra on Tuesday to explore how doctors and pharmacists can better cooperate to support patient care and safety.
PSA’s inter-professional collaboration summit was prompted by the Victorian Coroner’s recent report...
