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(12) Infection Prevention and Control In-service sessions are scheduled monthly with the aim to cover each clinical area twice a year. Multiple Infection Prevention and Control related e-learning modules available to all staff.
Hospitals—pharmacy dispensing arrangements
(Question No 2372)
Mrs Dunne asked the Minister for Health and Wellbeing, upon notice, on 22 March 2019:
(1) In relation to the answer given to question on notice No 2083 about the Public Hospital Pharmaceutical Reform Agreement (PHPRA), why is the ACT not a signatory to the PHPRA.
(2) For how long has the ACT been considering the PHPRA.
(3) What are the impediments to the ACT signing the PHPRA.
(4) When will the ACT reach a decision.
(5) What benefits is the ACT missing out on by not being a signatory to the PHPRA.
(6) Is the ACT disadvantaged in any way by not being a signatory to the PHPRA.
(7) If the ACT is disadvantaged, what are those disadvantages.
(8) What are the financial implications for the ACT by (a) being a signatory; and (b) not being a signatory, to the PHPRA.
(9) What are health implications for individual Canberrans by the ACT (a) being a signatory and (b) not being a signatory, to the PHPRA.
(10) What are the financial implications for individual Canberrans by the ACT (a) being a signatory and (b) not being a signatory, to the PHPRA.
Ms Fitzharris: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) In 2014, the Commonwealth approached the ACT following the revision of the 2011 Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme’s (PBS) Efficient Funding of Chemotherapy arrangements. This included an offer to sign onto the PHPRA. The ACT Government took many factors into account and concluded that the ACT would not sign the PHPRA.
The ACT is open to further discussions on a new offer when it is presented and I will be raising this with the federal Minister for Health, following the 2019 Federal Election.
(2) There is currently no offer with the ACT.
(3) Please see response to question (2).
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