SHPA has welcomed the release of the Strengthening Medicare Taskforce Report, while reiterating that hospital-led expansion of pharmacists’ scope of practice is key to reforming and transforming Australia’s healthcare systems for greater sustainability and improved patient outcomes.
The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) today congratulated the ACT Government on its successful go-live of the territory-wide Digital Health Record this past weekend in ACT hospitals.
SHPA has welcomed the Albanese Labor Government’s first Budget tonight, which addresses major issues facing Australia’s healthcare system through investment into Medicare, the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) aged care and health workforce, amid focus on the economy, environment and cost-of-living pressures.
SHPA has announced the dates and location for PharmCare Conference 2023, Australia’s new conference for accredited, onsite aged care and General Practice pharmacists leading patient-centred care, 2-4 March 2023 in Hobart, Tasmania.
SHPA has reiterated its call for the commissioning of a ten-year National Pharmacy Workforce Plan to support pharmacy workforce sustainability, after the nationwide shortages of Hospital Pharmacists and Retail Pharmacists were formally acknowledged yesterday by the National Skills Commission (NSC).
NSW Health has renewed its partnership with Advanced Pharmacy of Australia (AdPha) to deliver targeted education and training for Australian healthcare workers involved in aseptic production, further strengthening the state’s capabilities in preparing pharmaceutical and advanced therapeutic products, to positively impact patient care.
