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NPS MedicineWise ceased operations on 31 December 2022. This followed the decision by the Federal Minister for Health and Aged Care, the Hon Mark Butler, to implement the redesign of the Quality Use of Therapeutics, Diagnostics and Pathology (QUTDP) Program announced in the March 2022 Federal Budget.
Under the redesign, from 1 January 2023, NPS MedicineWise no longer receives grant funding from the Department of Health and Aged Care to deliver Quality Use of Medicines (QUM) functions. The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (the Commission) has taken on core QUM ‘stewardship’ functions while education programs for health professionals and consumers has moved to contestable funding.
This represents the end of an era for Quality Use of Medicines (QUM) Programs in Australia, during which NPS MedicineWise had a profound impact on the Australian health sector.
NPS MedicineWise was established in 1998 as an independent organisation to promote the QUM, supporting Australians to make safe and wise decisions about medicines and other health technologies.
Our philosophy: Independent. Not-for-profit. Evidence-based. Consumer-centred.
Our vision: Improve the health of Australians.
Our mission: Improve health through safe and wise use of medicines and other health technologies.
Through Commonwealth Government funding, NPS MedicineWise:
Delivered nationally coordinated, locally implemented programs that addressed critical medicine-related issues and achieved demonstrable improvements in health outcomes for Australians.
Improved medicine use and management, and improvements in patient care and health outcomes for people most at risk of medication-related harm.
Delivered a net return on investment of greater than 2:1 to the Government, through the achievement of over $1.1 billion in direct savings for the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme and Medicare Benefits Schedule.
Worked collaboratively across the sector, partnering with key organisations to deliver on important QUM programs.
Genuinely engaged with consumers, communities, and consumer organisations to develop programs, products and services.
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