easyEMPLOYER CEO Michael Hazillias shares his thoughts on a new way of thinking about the role of pharmacies in primary care. When I’m out talking to pharmacists, the conversation almost always turns to profitability. Supermarkets are selling pharmaceuticals, cutting into pharmacies’ revenue. So pharmacists are understandably worried about keeping their business above water. Until very…
When you’re running a franchise, you can’t always count on the brand you joined to help you turn a profit. Often, the difference between thriving and just barely covering license fees comes down to how well you manage people: saving time and headaches, so you can concentrate on growing the business. At easyEMPLOYER, we work…
The pharmacy business model is in for serious disruption in coming years, with the Government’s plans to allow pharmacies to deliver primary care. Smart pharmacies will start getting ready now, so they’re positioned to claim first mover advantage: doing primary care better, faster than the competition.Right now, we don’t know exactly what primary care services…
Congratulations to Moodie’s Pharmacy in Bathurst, NSW, for winning the 2015 award for Innovation in Professional Services. Also known as the oldest pharmacy in Bathurst, the business was bought in 2003 by its current owner: pharmacist Paul Jones. Disillusioned by what the banner groups were offering, Mr Jones decided Moodie’s Pharmacy would instead become part…
Congratulations to Samantha Kourtis and the team at Charnwood Capital Chemist who had a well deserved win of 2014 QCPP Pharmacy of the Year. The award was announced at the Australian Pharmacy Professional conference (APP) on the Gold Coast. Charnwood Capital Chemist was named the Innovation in Professional Services category winner AND was then judged…