Tag Archives: John Menadue

Are pharmacists really so inward looking?

November 11, 2009 – 1:43 pm

I have a story in the Crikey bulletin today, that asks the question: Are pharmacists the most defensive, insular and change resistant of all the health professions?
It’s about how health reform advocate John Menadue was “disinvited” from speaking at an Australian College of Pharmacy meeting, after making a provocative speech to a pharmacy conference, as [...]

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John Menadue’s advice for Rudd and Roxon on health reform

July 31, 2009 – 3:53 pm

John Menadue was not overly optimistic about the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission report before its release, as he wrote in Crikey last week. Now that he’s had a chance to read the report, here is his assessment:
“The Government would be wise to take six months to digest the National Health and Hospitals Reform [...]

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