25 Mar 2024
GPs @ Parliament campaign kicks off
A delegation of doctors has descended on Canberra for three days of meetings with the nation’s leaders, demanding an overhaul of the ailing health system.
25 Mar 2024
NSW and Qld announce free infant RSV vaccines
The RACGP has welcomed the ‘game changing’ initiatives, with cases of the potentially deadly virus surging compared to previous years.
25 Mar 2024
Can medicine repurposing help GPs?
Quality care experts say GPs should consider a new TGA program looking to expand prescribing criteria and medicine access, but there are caveats.
22 Mar 2024
Juvenile arthritis program aims to reduce delayed diagnoses
Advocates have welcomed the $800,000 initiative, but warned a lack of specialist access means GPs have a major role to play.
22 Mar 2024
RACGP voices support for Indigenous health equity
The college has reiterated its commitment help Close the Gap by 2030 and empower more First Nations people to become GPs.
22 Mar 2024
‘Devalued’ GPs rail against task substitution in Scope review
The role of general practice is oversimplified and the profession misunderstood, according to a scathing RACGP Scope of Practice submission.
22 Mar 2024
Sweltering summer turns up heat on climate change
With the impacts already being felt, a new survey is calling on GPs to contribute their expertise and help shape a different future.
21 Mar 2024
Recreational vaping ban one step closer
The RACGP has backed a new Commonwealth plan which would make it illegal to import, make, or sell the product, except for medical reasons.
20 Mar 2024
Nurse Practitioner Collaborative Arrangement could be scrapped
The RACGP is opposing a Federal Government plan to drop the scheme, saying it goes against best practice and discourages cooperation.
21 Mar 2024
Lung cancer added to national screening register
Eligible Australians could soon be offered a scan every two years in a bid to bolster early detection, but the RACGP says the register needs updating.