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A troubling outlook

Jan 23, 2024 | ajp.com.au | Chris Brooker |Philip Smith |Nicola Laird |Geoffrey Timbs

More than half of early career pharmacists across the Tasman say they want out of the profession, new research has revealed Over half of the early career pharmacists in New Zealand say they are considering leaving the profession in the next five years, research has revealed. A survey of 1418 early career pharmacists (ECPs) -This content is restricted to registered users only. If you have already registered on the AJP website please login below, Or you can Register for free.
Corum completes rebrand

Oct 6, 2023 | ajp.com.au | Nicholas O’Donoghue |Mark Hutchings |Nicola Laird |Kay Dunkley

Pharmacy software provider changes name following the sale of dispensing, retail and back-office platforms Corum Group has officially rebranded as PharmX, after completing the sale of its Corum Health Pty and Amfac Pty subsidiaries to Jonas Software AUD. The sale of the company’s dispensing, retail and back-office software solutions went through on Monday (2This content is restricted to registered users only.
The week in review

Oct 6, 2023 | ajp.com.au | Megan Haggan |Nicola Laird |Kay Dunkley |Steven Julius

Double dispensing is still ranking high in the headlines, plus organisations are looking for some key members The Community and Pharmacy Support Group claimed that Wesfarmers' InstantScripts had set to a 60-day dispensing default, but said pressure from a pharmacist campaign has changed this. It's also plotting a letter-writing campaign to doctors, advising of dangersThis content is restricted to registered users only.
The power of connection | AJP

Oct 6, 2023 | ajp.com.au | Megan Haggan |Nicola Laird |Kay Dunkley |Steven Julius

Five years ago, Deborah Hawthorne had quit pharmacy and believed she wouldn’t be back. How has she since become one of Australia’s leading consultant pharmacists – and one of the profession’s best-liked members? Megan Haggan investigates Pharmacists were gathered in Adelaide in May for the first CPC23, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s consultant pharmacists’ conferenceThis content is restricted to registered users only.
Nurse tampered with vaccines at CWH

Oct 6, 2023 | ajp.com.au | Megan Haggan |Nicola Laird |Kay Dunkley |Steven Julius

A pharmacist became suspicious of a patient’s requests for privacy before receiving the Covid-19 jab – and when she checked the store’s CCTV, spotted professional misconduct in the consulting room The Civil and Administrative Tribunal NSW has heard the case of a nurse and midwife who tampered with Covid vaccines at her local Chemist Warehouse. This content is restricted to registered users only. If you have already registered on the AJP website please login below, Or you can Register for free.
CAPS plans ‘Dear Doctor’ campaign

Oct 6, 2023 | ajp.com.au | Nicholas O’Donoghue |Nicola Laird |Kay Dunkley |Steven Julius

Pharmacy advocacy group plots anti-60-day dispensing letter writing campaign Prescribers across the country are set to receive letters highlighting the unintended consequences the government’s 60-day dispensing policy will have on patients from pharmacists. In a message to its WhatsApp groups, the Community and Pharmacy Support Group (CAPS) unveiled its plan on Friday, saying “ourThis content is restricted to registered users only.
HMC Capital nominee joins Sigma board

Oct 6, 2023 | ajp.com.au | Nicholas O’Donoghue |Nicola Laird |Kay Dunkley |Steven Julius

Former Cochlear chief executive joins Sigma board as nominee of Chemist Warehouse-backed investment fund, HMC Capital Asset management firm, HMC Capital’s nominee, Dr Chris Roberts, has been appointed to Sigma Healthcare’s board of directors with immediate effect. Roberts’s appointment came after Christine Bartlett announced her decision to retire from her board in December, after sevenThis content is restricted to registered users only.
NAPSA seeks to fill vacancy

Oct 6, 2023 | ajp.com.au | Nicholas O’Donoghue |Nicola Laird |Kay Dunkley |Steven Julius

NAPSA calls for nominations to chair its research committee Less than eight weeks after announcing its chairs for the 2023/24 term, the National Australian Pharmacy Students Association (NAPSA) has reopened nominations for its research chair position. University of Western Australia’s Anastassija Konash was initially named as the organisation’s research chair in August, however, inThis content is restricted to registered users only.
‘Significant unwarranted abuse’ in retail addressed

Oct 6, 2023 | ajp.com.au | Megan Haggan |Kay Dunkley |Steven Julius |Nicola Laird

Pharmacies are among South Australian retail workplaces recently issued with improvement notices about work safety – particularly around the risk of violence and aggression SafeWork SA has issued a closure report on its Preventing Violence and Aggression in Retail Proactive Compliance Project, which included data from visits to 89 retail workplaces between June 2022 andThis content is restricted to registered users only.