The 'Dispatched' Podcast

Some interesting undertones at the Pharmacy Guild's annual parliamentary dinner, a slow start to 60-day dispensing and whether the plan for a new agreement to be in place by 1 March is realistic. The...

16 Marras 202347min

Any nominations for the 'It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time' award? The opportunity to shift the current strategic alignments that impact decision-making, the challenge of diagnosis and why the ex...

10 Marras 202336min

The 'inner circle' running the HTA review and the obsession with confidentiality. An invitation for the government to launch preemptive action to prevent the publication of information that could meet...

3 Marras 202335min

Strange accounting in the health department's annual report with 'adjustments and notional entries required for presentation only' bumping the PBS spend by $1.2 billion. What does it mean? History mat...

27 Loka 202328min

Genomics and this week's CanForum, at which Rare Cancers Australia hosted several interesting discussions, particularly highlighting the patient experience and the federal government's desultory plan ...

20 Loka 202326min

We discuss this week's interview with the HTA review reference committee chair and answer your questions, including whether the denigration of a journalist and patients is unique to New Zealand's Phar...

13 Loka 202330min

Not all listeners were happy with our suggestion the current health technology assessment review is not the first 'comprehensive' process in the past 30 years. We are answering that question and have ...

10 Loka 202342min

This week's podcast discusses what history tells us about the pre-conditions for change driven by non-government stakeholders - there are few. Are these pre-conditions evident today, or will another p...

5 Loka 202330min