Shane Jackson
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Past-President, Pharmaceutical Society of Australia | Proud Tasmanian | Pharmacist | Dad
Tasmania
Joined June 2011
Bulk-billing rates in Tasmania 0.9%. I guess most of us are still waiting for the policy “game changers” to kick in. 🤦♂️.
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Always a delay in #Tasmania….🤦♂️
theadvocate.com.au
"Unfortunately, this process is yet to be activated in Tasmania."
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Outreach a ‘real gap’ in pharmacy NIP service -
ajp.com.au
Government urged to remove barriers blocking community pharmacists from providing National Immunisation Program (NIP) vaccines outside of pharmacies Urgent changes to the NIP Vaccination in Pharmacy...
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Pretty simple. Remove barriers to pharmacists vaccinating the most vulnerable. The planned national immunisation program for community pharmacy doesn’t allow for outreach to aged care, disability settings and at home. @Mark_Butler_MP @PSA_National .
australianpharmacist.com.au
With a plunge in vaccination rates following the COVID-19 pandemic peak, a new report says a focus on national consistency is required.
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RT @Pharmacist_News: Pharmacies that sign up to deliver the common conditions service ahead of the 31 January 2024 launch will receive an i….
thepharmacist.co.uk
Payments for Pharmacy First, the expanded Pharmacy Contraception Service and the re-launched blood pressure check service will be ‘bundled’ together by March 2025, meaning pharmacies will have to...
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Happy to agree with @RACGPPresident here…. Now for the rubber to hit the road. #access.#scopeofpractice.#respect
‘Being a GP is the best job in medicine – we just need the correct supports in place to make sure it stays that way,’ says the @RACGPPresident
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RT @DocOnSkis: @RACGPPresident Whilst I agree on ethical / philosophical principles that access to primary care should be facilitated. ….
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No. Lack of access to OTC inhaled corticosteroids the problem. Expand access to safe and accessible asthma care.
Excessive SABA use directly increases asthma mortality. Over-the-counter availability of these medications is part of the problem. What’s good for consumers is not good for patients. Over the counter not working . Tricky discussions on asthma safe care.
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“Work with us, talk with us first”. Good policy approach to most things…….
General practices in the ACT will receive payroll tax amnesty until June 2025, provided they bulk bill nearly two-thirds of their patients, according to a new policy position announced by @ABarrMLA over the weekend.
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As opioids continue to dominate fatal drug overdoses in Australia, the threat of fentanyl t…
abc.net.au
While the role of opioids in the deaths of thousands of Australians who die of drug overdoses has remained relatively stable, there are concerns the presence of potent synthetic opioids like fentanyl...
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RT @SquigglyRick: Privatised employment service providers using the farce of mutual obligations to funnel (a lot) more than $40 million eve….
thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Briefing documents show employment providers are paying themselves more than $40 million a year to move welfare recipients through jobs and training within their own companies.
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Nurse and pharmacy prescribing powers to be probed in new review
theage.com.au
The government has commissioned Professor Mark Cormack, the former chief executive of Health Workforce Australia, to investigate how nurses, pharmacists, paramedics and other health practitioners can...
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Is Stockholm syndrome a myth? The terrifying crime behind psychology's most famous — and dubious — term
abc.net.au
A 23-year-old bank teller caught up in a siege inspired the psychological term Stockholm syndrome. But 50 years later, experts say Kristin's story is totally misunderstood.
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RT @NickODonoghue: Government knows pharmacists are the solution to problems in access to primary care, but the profession can't do more fo….
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Surely it’s time for influenza antivirals to be initiated by pharmacists, time of the essence, and reducing barriers to access. RT: Children are being hit hard this flu season. Some experts are calling for more antiviral use - ABC News
abc.net.au
Influenza case numbers are soaring around the country, with young people and children the hardest hit. Some experts say it is time to make better of use of antivirals.
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Why do we put so many barriers in place for people to get a vaccine or to get influenza antivirals? It just doesn’t make sense . RT: 'Simply too late': Flu season is so bad this year some experts are calling for more antiviral use.
abc.net.au
Influenza case numbers are soaring around the country, with young people and children the hardest hit. Some experts say it is time to make better of use of antivirals.
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Pharmacists taking responsibility and accountability for prescribing in aged care - leads to improved prescribing …. Pharmacists improve prescribing quality in care homes—so what?
bmj.com
Employing pharmacist independent prescribers in care homes brings specific advantages compared with the traditional non-prescriber model, say David Wright and colleagues The Care Homes Independent...
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Well deserved.
Edward Crook awarded the Degree of Doctor of Pharmacy by the University of Sydney
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Any significant change like this needs to consider implementation. The PBAC does not do that. That is for government to do. Consultation is vital in any decision so significant.
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