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Healthcare gets booster shot as pharmacy prescribing laws become permanent
By Catherine Strohfeldt
Community healthcare access is expanding from today as Queensland's new pharmacy prescribing laws come into effect.
The changes remove the need for patients to visit a GP or hospital in some circumstances, instead enabling eligible community pharmacists to treat minor health issues.
The services include treatments for ear infections, minor wound care, skin conditions, and reflux.
Prescriptions can also be provided and filled for such things as hormonal birth control and hay fever medications.
Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Queensland president Chris Owen thanked the government for making the program permanent after its trial ended earlier this year.
'The continuation of these services marks an important shift in how primary health care is delivered in Queensland, making better use of pharmacists' clinical skills, and improving patient access to frontline care,' Owen said.
'Most Australians live within 2.5 kilometres of a community pharmacy, many of which are open after hours or on weekends.'
Pharmacists must complete additional training to be eligible for the program.
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Today's stories
Thanks for joining us today for our live coverage of news in Brisbane and beyond. We'll be back tomorrow morning. If you're just catching up, here are some of the big stories that made headlines today.
Flights to and from Brisbane have been cancelled or delayed, with 'severe weather' forecast to lash parts of the east coast.
The Queensland government will set up a new Treasury Transaction Team to attract private capital to help the government deliver its infrastructure pipeline, the treasurer has announced.
The identity of the Melbourne childcare worker charged with more than 70 offences, including child rape, has been revealed, as authorities say 1200 children must get tested for infectious diseases.
Videos, police fact sheets and court documents reveal the moments leading up to and after the violent melee that left former Greens candidate Hannah Thomas with a gruesome eye injury.
Queensland Maroons coach Billy Slater has confirmed that lingering injury concerns for Reece Walsh had nothing to do with his State of Origin omission in favour of Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow.
Healthcare gets booster shot as pharmacy prescribing laws become permanent
By Catherine Strohfeldt
Community healthcare access is expanding from today as Queensland's new pharmacy prescribing laws come into effect.
The changes remove the need for patients to visit a GP or hospital in some circumstances, instead enabling eligible community pharmacists to treat minor health issues.
The services include treatments for ear infections, minor wound care, skin conditions, and reflux.
Prescriptions can also be provided and filled for such things as hormonal birth control and hay fever medications.
Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Queensland president Chris Owen thanked the government for making the program permanent after its trial ended earlier this year.
'The continuation of these services marks an important shift in how primary health care is delivered in Queensland, making better use of pharmacists' clinical skills, and improving patient access to frontline care,' Owen said.
'Most Australians live within 2.5 kilometres of a community pharmacy, many of which are open after hours or on weekends.'
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