04 Jun 2024
‘You are not alone’: Call for action amid spate of GP suicides
One regional centre’s loss of five doctors in two years is likely the tip of the iceberg, but a lack of hard data means the tragic situation is difficult to quantify.
03 Jun 2024
‘Alarming’: Flu vaccination rates fall over 12%
It’s the lowest level recorded by the NCIRS in at least four years, as health authorities warn of an increase in influenza-associated deaths.
03 Jun 2024
Regulation complexity review ‘long overdue’
The RACGP has welcomed the review, which aims to identify ‘unproductive and unnecessary complexity’ and recommend changes.
03 Jun 2024
PBS restrictions placed on diabetes medicines
GPs now need to gain additional approval prior to starting patients on all GLP-1 RAs, including semaglutide.
31 May 2024
Girls’ periods starting earlier and more irregular: Study
A 55-year study found this trend is more likely in areas of disadvantage, leading one GP to call for a bolstering of early education and support.
31 May 2024
Medicare gender audit ‘misses the big picture’
The review will focus on long-acting reversible contraceptives, imaging and ultrasounds, while ignoring non-procedural care, such as mental health.
31 May 2024
MMI interrupted after candidate leaks questions
A small number of GP training applicants were forced to delay one of their selection tests due to interview questions being published online.
30 May 2024
Significant assignment of benefit reform on the way
The RACGP has welcomed legislation to overhaul and streamline the process for bulk billed Medicare services, which is currently ‘stuck in the 1970s’.
30 May 2024
No funding for onsite GP at Parliament House
The RACGP says it is disappointed by revelations funding for the Canberra service was not sought, saying ‘everyone deserves quality care’.
30 May 2024
RACGP launches new Reconciliation Action Plan
The college has set goal to create a GP profession ‘free from racism’ and reaffirms its support of the Uluru Statement from the Heart.