Health Sector Red Tape

Well, as far as the government's concerned today, PharmAC are going to change the way that they fund things. At the moment, they'll fund a lot of these medications if a doctor prescribes it, but not if a pharmacist does. So bureaucratic, I know, but now we know about that, we're changing it to free things up because a pharmacy should be the health care professional nearest to you. We've got this massive network of knowledgeable people in community pharmacies that are really struggling. struggling. You know, for as long as I've been a local MP, I visited the local pharmacies, they're really battling, some have closed down, it's very sad. So let's find a way to use them better. Meanwhile, we take pressure off emergency departments and GPs, and we can also get people much easier care if your kid's got one of these conditions of fever or scabies or oral dehydration or whatever. We're making it part of the pharmaceutical schedule where you pay your $5 fee or if you've got a community services. Mrs Card, you pay nothing in order to get much faster treatment for these things.