Do you know what to do if your business is selected for a review or audit? Receiving notice of a…
Insights Sectors: Pharmacy
INSIGHT: AHPRA releases revised Guidelines for Mandatory Notifications about registered health practitioners
On 21 February 2020, the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) released revised guidelines in anticipation of changes to mandatory…
INSIGHT: Audio and Video Records – are they legal?
It may seem an easier way in this technologically savvy world we inhabit, to simply record information or other data…
INSIGHT: Owing prescriptions – are you courting danger?
Most pharmacists will have been asked to dispense prescription-only medicines to patients who do not have a valid prescription. Although…
INSIGHT: Payroll tax clampdown on healthcare clinic operators
In recent times, there has been a strong focus by revenue authorities on tax compliance by health service providers including…
INSIGHT: Electronic Prescriptions
Amendments to the National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Regulations 2017, published on 30 October 2019 provide for electronic prescriptions to be…
INSIGHT: You have received a notification – what now?
The practice of pharmacy is highly regulated and modern society is becoming increasingly litigious. With that in mind, pharmacists should…
INSIGHT: What happens to healthcare complaints in Western Australia?
The Health and Disability Services Complaints Office (HaDSCO) handles complaints about health, disability and mental health services in Western Australia….
INSIGHT: Pharmacy Workplace Relations – Hot Topics
Annualised Salary – as part of the review of all modern awards the Fair Work Commission has determined that the…
INSIGHT: Directors’ Duties
Do you own a pharmacy through a corporate entity such as a proprietary company? Are there shareholders who hold a…
INSIGHT: Be Data Smart
Pharmacy data is a valuable resource and pharmacy owners are increasingly being asked to permit third parties to access their…
