‘Enough sickness’ to share GP load among pharmacists, nurses
Gus McCubbingReporter
Pharmacy Guild of Australia president Trent Twomey says there is enough “demand and sickness” to allow doctors as well as allied health professionals to prescribe medications, as state and federal governments debate the future of Medicare.
The Productivity Commission released a report on Thursday that found more than three million Australians clogged up emergency rooms when they should have seen a GP instead.
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Gus McCubbing is a journalist at the Australian Financial Review in Melbourne. Connect with Gus on Twitter. Email Gus at gus.mccubbing@afr.com
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