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Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith.
WHETHER grabbing a takeaway coffee in under five minutes, running into the supermarket or catching a taxi, it will soon be mandatory for Canberrans to use the CBR Check In app everywhere, says ACT Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith.
From 11.59pm tonight (July 1) the check in app is being made compulsory for Canberrans going into any retail store, supermarket or when using public transport for any amount of time, the health minister says.
Previously the advice was to check in when visiting a business for more than 15 minutes, however, Ms Stephen-Smith says the new health direction takes into account the highly transmissible strains of COVID-19, which can be transmitted in less than 15 minutes.
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ACT Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith.
CANBERRA pharmacists and prescribers will soon have access to a new real-time prescription monitoring service aimed at reducing pharmaceutical harm.
Available for early adopter pilot sites in 2021 before rolling out to all providers in early 2022, “Canberra Script” will help reduce pharmaceutical harm in the community, says Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith.
Canberra Script, which will replace the existing real-time prescription monitoring system, DAPIS Online Remote Access (DORA), will include real-time alerts and notifications through compatible medical and pharmacy software where patients may be exhibiting signs of drug-seeking behaviour such as “doctor shopping”.
The ACT isn’t alone in introducing the new system and Ms Stephen-Smith says each jurisdiction will implement their own local version of the national real-time prescription monitoring system, with core features and functionality to enable national consistency.
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