Enhanced Access Community Pharmacy Pilot
The Enhanced Access Community Pharmacy Pilot (EACPP) aims to provide Western Australians with improved access to treatment for a range of common health conditions.
Pharmacists who complete an approved graduate certificate course and are participating in the pilot will be able to assess, manage, and treat a range of conditions in a community pharmacy setting and be able to prescribe certain prescription medications.
This initiative builds on existing pharmacy services such as Pharmacist immunisation in WA, Treatment of urinary tract infection (UTIs) by pharmacists and Resupply of oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) by pharmacists.
Service delivery is expected to commence in late 2026, following pharmacists’ completion of postgraduate training and finalisation of regulatory amendments. The pilot is anticipated to continue until 2028.
About the pilot
The Minister for Health announced the WA Government’s commitment to implementing the EACPP on 9 August 2024.
The Department of Health (the department) is currently collaborating with state and national stakeholders on establishing care models, training pathways, and engagement processes for this pilot. Work to amend the Medicines and Poisons Regulations 2016 is underway, which will support community pharmacists to prescribe within pilot protocols.
This project is being led by the Chief Allied Health Office, Department of Health.
EACPP external providers
Education providers
The department assesses training courses for pharmacists participating in the EACPP. Education providers interested in submitting a program for consideration should contact DOH.EACPP@health.wa.gov.au.
Clinical Information System providers
The department assesses Clinical Information System (CIS) providers and the CIS to determine its suitability for the purposes of the EACPP. CIS providers interested in participating in the EACPP can contact DOH.EACPP@health.wa.gov.au for more information.
Pathology providers
Pathology providers interested in supporting the EACPP can contact DOH.EACPP@health.wa.gov.au for more information.
More information
For enquiries, contact DOH.EACPP@health.wa.gov.au.
Last reviewed: 03-09-2026
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Chief Allied Health Office