Qld payroll tax fix worth short-term pain, says accountant
A new payroll tax ruling in Queensland will mean short-term costs for GP practices as they restructure but ultimately beats the alternative, a tax adviser…
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Qld climbdown: Payroll tax will not apply to patient fees paid directly to GPs
A fresh payroll tax ruling will mean rebates and fees paid directly to GPs do not count as wages, says the Queensland Treasurer, signalling a…
Free HIV medicines now offered in all but two states
Victoria and Tasmania are now the only states where co-payments for HIV antiretrovirals remain after the Queensland Government announced it would waive fees from 1…
Free flu shots for all Queenslanders amid severe season
The Queensland Government will cover the full cost of influenza vaccination for patients not eligible under the National Immunisation Program, starting from 22 July, in…
Pharmacists will diagnose and treat skin conditions from October: Vic Govt
The Victorian Government will fund pharmacists to diagnose and treat UTIs, “some mild skin conditions” and to renew contraceptive scripts from October this year. Premier…
Last chance to sign the AusDoc petition calling for the pharmacy prescribing trial to be stopped
For the past month we have been collecting doctors’ signatures for our open letter calling for the North Queensland pharmacy prescribing trial to be stopped.…
Doctors caught in crossfire after hospital moves patients to Sea World
A political stoush has broken out with doctors caught in the middle after hospital patients were transferred to a theme park hotel to free up…
New report ‘proof’ pharmacy prescribing for UTIs should end, says RACGP
The RACGP has called on Queensland’s new health minister to revoke pharmacists’ UTI prescribing rights after the final evaluation of its statewide pilot showed 200…
Nearly 200 women wrongly treated for recurrent UTIs in Queensland pharmacy pilot: new report  Â
An updated evaluation of Queensland’s pharmacy UTI prescribing pilot suggests dozens of patients were wrongly treated for recurrent infections. The pilot, which ran from…
Pharmacy prescribing and three reasons all doctors should add their names to the AusDoc campaign
The concerns about the safety of pharmacy prescribing in the North Queensland trial is too often described as no more than a turf war. The…
