The RACGP has sent a letter to all Queensland MPs in a bid to halt the state’s pharmacist prescribing trial The RACGP is ramping up its efforts to halt a statewide trial, announced by the Queensland Government in mid-April, whereby pharmacists would be able to provide antibiotics for acute UTIs, as well as repeat prescriptions for the oral contraceptive pill. In a letter sent to all Queensland MPs this week, RACGP Queensland Chair Dr Bruce Willett has called for the overturning of the “shortsighted” decision made by state Health Minister Steven Miles, according to newsGP , the RACGP’s news hub. “The safety and care of all Queenslanders matters more than convenience, which is the proposed benefit of this trial. Future generations need antibiotics that work, and we owe it to them to do all we can to ensure they are available,” Dr Willett wrote. “At a time when the […]