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Public Consultation - NOW OPEN
Public consultation for the draft standards is now open. To have your say, submit your feedback via our online form.
Contribute to our consultation on the Accreditation Standards for Pharmacy Programs - used for Degree and Intern Training Programs in Australia.
Every 5 years we review these accreditation standards. We do this to ensure they stay relevant in contemporary healthcare. We use these standards to assess programs in Australia and internationally.
We hold public consultations and workshops with a wide range of stakeholders. The feedback we receive influences the decisions we make.
The revised standards will reflect contemporary practice and healthcare delivery as well as relevant emerging practice and technologies. The standards will be designed to be sustainable and adaptable.
The revised standards replace the 2020 Accreditation Standards for Pharmacy Programs.
We hold public consultations with a wide range of stakeholders. The feedback we receive influences the decisions we make.
We are now open for public consultation until the 23 March 2026.
The consultation approach aligns with Ahpra's Principals to strengthen the involvement of consumers in accreditation and Ahpra's Consultation process of National Boards 2023 and as follows:
Image: Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. (2023). Consultation process of National Boards
As a part of our commitment to this approach, APC will provide opportunity for stakeholders, the public and the profession to provide input into the revision of the Standards.
October 2025 - December 2025
Preliminary consultation with key stakeholders with experience and expertise in a broad range of areas related to the work being delivered under his project has taken place. This was undertaken between October 2025 - December 2025.
Public consultation for the draft standards is now open. We invite health professionals, consumers, and interested parties to provide written feedback via an online form.
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Consultation |
Format |
Submission period |
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Public consultation |
Written feedback - online form |
9 February 2026 - 23rd March 2026 |
To support the revised standards an extensive literature review was undertaken:
A project Governance Group has been established to oversee the revision of the standards and will ensure that the process exhibits transparency, consistency, responsiveness, equity, inclusiveness, accountability and effectiveness.
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Role |
Name |
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Chair |
Professor Sarah Roberts-Thomson |
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Australian Pharmacy Council |
Professor Kirstie Galbraith |
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Pharmacy Board of Australia |
Dr Cameron Phillips |
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Accreditation Committee Chair |
Professor Rhonda Clifford |
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APC Indigenous Health Strategy Group |
Dr Jared Miles |
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Consumer representative |
Louise McCall |
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Other heath profession representative |
A/Prof Katrina Schmid |
Contact accreditation@pharmacycouncil.org.au for more information about the accreditation standards review.