Australia’s health system is ‘stuffed’, says Pharmacy Guild president

The move has been criticised by the Australian Medical Association and the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, which argue it is dangerous to allow pharmacists to prescribe drugs directly to patients, arguing they may have a conflict of interest.

Twomey told students “the health system is stuffed” but cautioned that raising the Medicare rebate for GPs was not the answer. He referred to GPs as “you twits” when commenting on how the ownership of general practice had been increasingly commercialised. Twomey said the only solution to Australia’s health crisis was “fully utilising all health practitioners to their full scope”. “Nurses, yes. Dentists, yes. Pharmacists as well,” he said.

“In this extraordinary speech, Trent Twomey has laid bare the guild’s future intentions for their sector and the future of healthcare in Australia. According to them, the limits on pharmacy prescribing should be done away with,” president Nicole Higgins said in a statement.

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