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‘We’ll be strongly advocating for things like removal of caps’
Tuesday, 10 March, 2026
PSA’s new president flags changes to the profession, with priorities including the negotiation of the pharmacy programs agreement, the new Code of Ethics and the College transition AJP podcast host Carlene McMaugh sits down for a chat with Pharmaceutical Society of Australia national president Mark Naunton, who says that he has “great confidence” in how the agreement’s negotiations are taking place. “There’s a number of things that we’ll be advocating strongly for, and our credentialed pharmacist need to know that they are at the forefront of our minds. “When we are doing these negotiations, our credentialed pharmacists have a great impact in trying to improve patient safety, which is, as medicine safety is as national health priority area, all pharmacists have a responsibility to do this, but under the first PPA, our credentialed pharmacist, those pharmacists doing HMRs, RMMRs, they do need special attention. “There’s been years where they’ve had no increase in their pay. They’re limited by the amount of work they can do, and we know that they do great work, but not all patients are getting benefit from these because there’s caps, for example, on the amount of HMRs that they can do. “So we’ll be strongly advocating for things like removal of caps, indexation of payments, back pay for programs that have not had increases in pay over the last five or six years.’ Highlights include: 01:36 – The sector’s biggest recent achievement 03:36 – How is PSA supporting upskilling as scope expands? 08:36 – Unifying the profession 11:12 – The impact of work on focus areas like palliative care, mental health first aid and vaping reform 14:18 – The Code of Ethics review 17:13 – Advocating for the funding of professional services 21:43 – Key goals for career pathways 24:02 – Naunton’s plans for his first term 28: 23 – PSA’s 2025 achievements 31:02 – What does 2026 hold in store for pharmacists and the PSA? You can access the full transcript of this podcast here. While we endeavour to ensure all important words and phrases are correct, please note there may be some minor inaccuracies in the transcription. ACCESS PODCAST TRANSCRIPT Go here for the full list of active AJP podcasts. These can also be accessed via Apple Podcasts and Spotify Carlene McMaugh
