26 Sep 2024
Government defers CDM Medicare item changes
The concerns of GPs have been listened to, resulting in the Commonwealth delaying chronic disease management funding changes to 1 July next year.
25 Sep 2024
Admin burden top reason GPs plan to leave practice: RACGP
In a ‘wakeup call’ for governments, the new Health of the Nation report found 70% of GPs are concerned about their admin workload.
25 Sep 2024
Inspiring Tasmanian GP expands female-led clinic
Dr Mary Lumsden longed for a workplace that worked for her, so she made one herself, and now her practice is going from strength to strength.
25 Sep 2024
‘Visionary’ review suggests quicker approval of new medicines
New subsidised medication approvals would be streamlined and access made easier for vulnerable populations, under a new health technology plan.
24 Sep 2024
‘Overhaul My Health Record’: Health of the Nation preview
One third of GPs have rarely or never used My Health Record, according to the first findings to be released from the new 2024 RACGP report.
24 Sep 2024
Study questions ‘piece-meal’ health prevention funding
The Australian research shows only a sliver of the health budget is dedicated to prevention and promotion, but GPs say small changes will make big differences.
23 Sep 2024
Help shape the next general practice standards
Member feedback will inform the next edition Standards, to help ensure the new indicators are reflective of Australian general practices.
24 Sep 2024
New National Sustainable Asthma Care Roadmap released
Each year, Australian inhalers cause the same greenhouse impact as 350,000 cars, but experts have found a way to help both patients and the climate.
20 Sep 2024
GP jumps into the ‘Deep End’ for Churchill Fellowship
A movement in Scotland connecting GPs working in the most deprived communities has inspired Dr Tim Senior to create more networks at home.
20 Sep 2024
GPs speak out amid walk-in centre concerns
GPs say they are increasingly troubled about the fragmentation of care the nurse-led centres create and the model’s impact on patient safety.