Council is sending pharmacists regular emails ahead of the release of the APC and Disciplinary Levy consultation document in late October. The consultation document will set out Council’s proposed increase to the APC fee and disciplinary levy, which combined will be just over $1,000 (from $925 this year).

Each communication in our series will also be published on this page. Email one explained the rationale for our proposed increase and the topics we will be covering in the series, including the rise in the number and complexity of notifications and complaints we are receiving in relation to the conduct, competence and/or fitness to practise of pharmacists. Read more here

Email two focused on notifications and complaints, including the steady risk in the number of notifications our compliance team receives and must respond to. We also touched on how Council covers the costs of compliance and discipline (more information to come). Read more here.