The 'Week in Review' - 9 June
Parents are showing remarkable courage in sharing their personal stories of loss in an attempt to convince the Albanese government to implement a pre-election commitment. A typo means the planned diab...
8 Jun 202328min
The 'Week in Review' - 2 June
We focus on the Administrative Appeals Tribunal's negative reflections on the health department, the minister's criticism of 'clunky' HTA, and rugged exchanges at Budget Estimates between senators and...
2 Jun 202332min
The 'Week in Review' - 26 May
Thoughts on the recent BPD annual conference and the latest on the dispute between the Albanese Government and pharmacy over the plan to increase dispensed quantities of over 300 medicines, including ...
26 Mai 202316min
The 'Week in Review' - 19 May
The 'Week in Review' was recorded at the BioPharmaDispatch annual conference and featured Cube's Anne-Marie Sparrow and Jody Fassina of Insight Strategy. We discuss the 2023-24 Budget, the ongoing fal...
18 Mai 202329min
The 'Week in Review' - 12 May
The 2023-24 Budget has revealed significant growth in the PBS in the current year. We unpack the numbers and discuss what might be driving potentially transformative growth. Health minister Mark Butle...
11 Mai 202331min
The 'Week in Review' - 5 May
In a special pre-Budget episode of the 'Dispatched' week-in-review podcast, we discuss the Albanese government's move on pharmacy, how it reflects a broader policy malaise, good news for people living...
4 Mai 202342min
The 'Week in Review' - 28 April
The Albanese Government is now in a fierce fight with the Pharmacy Guild over the plan to double dispensed prescription quantities for 325 PBS-listed medicines. Pharmacy will chip away at this issue o...
26 Apr 202311min
The 'Week in Review' - 21 April
Culture and capability have been the focus this week. Will new leadership lead to change? Pre-Budget announcements are now coming 'thick and fast' but what else might we expect? We respond to question...
21 Apr 202311min
