Dominic Perrottet is determined to wrestle the political focus back to his government's re-election in the wake of twin party scandals, announcing greater powers for NSW pharmacists to dispense treatment for women.
Revisiting his pet project to plug the state's GP shortages, the premier has announced the rollout of a $5 million trial allowing pharmacists to renew prescriptions for the contraceptive pill and prescribe medications for urinary tract infections.
"We want to ease pressure on the GP network and emergency departments ... pharmacists will be able to prescribe medications ... to make a real difference to families and women right across NSW in modernising our health system," Mr Perrottet told reporters on Sunday.
