It’s been over a year since COVID-19 dramatically entered into our lives and it continues to disrupt the lives of the Australian community and all countries worldwide. What has been recognised amongst this chaos is the integral part that community pharmacy plays in the lives of the everyday person. So, before we get into the juicy details of the Budget, I just wanted to acknowledge the pharmacy industry and what an incredible job they have done in keeping our community safe and healthy over this difficult period.

Partnership are like marriage. When they work, they are beautiful, when they don’t it’s a disaster. In pharmacy land there has been some seriously impressive partnerships that have been formed and gone on to huge success. There have also been some bitter and ugly “divorces”. Partnerships are certainly not for everyone. Some owners I know work well on their own, but not very well in a partnership.