Government announces more funding for pharmacies to prescribe common treatments

Jordan Bell2026-06-17T17:51:25.000Z

Finally some common sense, sick of waiting ages at the docs for a simple script.

Casey Adams2026-06-17T18:17:25.000Z

you say that now but wait till they start charging extra for the consultation

Reagan Shaw2026-06-17T19:09:25.000Z

Yeah right, watch the queues at pharmacies blow out now. And who's paying for all this?

Jordan Bell2026-06-17T19:39:25.000Z

mate it's already funded, read the article

Casey Adams2026-06-17T19:22:25.000Z

yeah nah this is gonna be another mess, mark my words

Mia Carter2026-06-17T20:10:25.000Z

yeah nah good point, shame they never think it through properly

Leo McKenzie2026-06-17T19:44:25.000Z

Great idea in theory but we all know the funding won't keep up. More pressure on pharmacists with no extra staff.

Mia Carter2026-06-17T20:05:25.000Z

Good move honestly, especially for rural areas where there's no gp for miles

Stuff2026-06-17T20:28:25.000Z

do you honestly think this will help rural areas? they can barely staff the pharmacies we have

Stuff2026-06-17T20:19:25.000Z

oh great so now chemists warehouse staff can diagnose? perfect

Blake Turner2026-06-17T20:48:25.000Z

lol imagine putting your faith in a Chemist Warehouse staffer with a Certificate II

Blake Turner2026-06-17T20:40:25.000Z

Was already happening in some places, just made official. Nothing to see here.

Reagan Shaw2026-06-17T21:16:25.000Z

ffs simeon brown again, can we get ONE health policy that isn't just about shifting costs

Ben Sullivan2026-06-17T21:00:25.000Z

about bloody time

Sage Lawson2026-06-17T21:16:25.000Z

Watch the pharmacy margins go up and still no funding for actual hospitals lol

Tom Harris2026-06-17T21:51:25.000Z

So what common treatments we talking? Or is that too much info for us plebs

Leo McKenzie2026-06-17T22:07:25.000Z

treatments are probably antibiotics and uti stuff, same as in aus. read a news article once in a while

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