Are any doctors now providing oversight and input into the safety of the Queensland trial, which could allow pharmacists to diagnose medical conditions and prescribe and dispense up to a 150 different S4 drugs?

It turns out the identities and qualifications of those who make up the expert steering committee is a state secret.

Ten days ago, the RACGP, AMA and ACRRM all resigned from the committee, putting the future of the pilot — meant to be up and running in June — in doubt.

But Queensland’s Minister for Health, Yvette D’Ath, has now vowed to push ahead, saying she wants to ensure pharmacists in northern Queensland can work at, what she described as, their “full scope”.