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Pharmacists crucial to Victorian hospital and healthcare workforce investment
Budget Updates

Pharmacists crucial to Victorian hospital and healthcare workforce investment

The Society of Hospital Pharmacists Australia (SHPA) has welcomed investment of $4.9 billion into Victoria’s hospitals and healthcare system and workforce announced in the state’s budget, calling for commensurate funding into key hospital pharmacy positions to ensure benefits to patient safety and care and system capacity are realised.

SHPA boosts early career research as publishing options open
New JPPR Category

SHPA boosts early career research as publishing options open

The world of academic research is closer than ever for more Australian pharmacists and technicians with the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) today introducing a new category to its flagship journal and launching a suite of resources and publishing opportunities to support Residents, Technicians and Early Career Pharmacists.

Safety and quality must guide 60-day dispensing, impact on hospital pharmacy needs to be understood
Federal Health Minister Announcement

Safety and quality must guide 60-day dispensing, impact on hospital pharmacy needs to be understood

The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) today has called on Federal Health Minister Mark Butler MP to further engage with all pharmacy stakeholders regarding today’s announcement for 60-day dispensing of 325 medicines, while backing in safety and quality as guiding principles for medication supply, and the need for a viable pharmacy sector that works together around every patient.

Safe and successful expansion marks 10 years of partnered charting in hospital pharmacy
Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research

Safe and successful expansion marks 10 years of partnered charting in hospital pharmacy

Victorian pharmacy researchers have successfully expanded their Australia-first collaborative medication charting model, showing partnership between pharmacists and clinicians at the leading edge of practice can reduce medication errors and improve patient care and safety, while improving the efficiency of the health system.

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