07 Mar 2024

IWD: Striving for a system ‘where all people have access’

Derbarl Yerrigan’s Medical Director has shared her story ahead of RACGP WA’s International Women’s Day event.

07 Mar 2024

In Practice: Updates to allied health MBS items

In Practice: Updates to allied health MBS items

07 Mar 2024

Why fixing ‘two-tiered’ NDIS is a priority

People with a disability in rural areas are being left behind, the RACGP says, with a new submission outlining the value of GP-led care models.

07 Mar 2024

Study reveals aged care’s painkiller dependence

Opioid painkiller usage in Australian facilities is 30-fold higher than in other countries, with an expert GP calling on colleagues to ‘think outside the box’.

07 Mar 2024

RSV vaccine could ‘change the landscape’ of hospital presentations

Western Australia’s $11 million statewide immunisation rollout follows extensive RACGP advocacy around the issue.

07 Mar 2024

Is menopause being over-medicalised?

The authors of a landmark investigation are demanding a new approach, but outside experts warned against shifting too far from established treatments.

06 Mar 2024

IWD: Overcoming barriers for future generations

The NT’s first Aboriginal pharmacist is now a GP, single mum, and leading advocate for gender equality in the medical profession.

06 Mar 2024

Treasurer meeting yields payroll tax progress

The Victorian Government has agreed to provide further clarity and support to GPs, following a meeting between the RACGP and Tim Pallas.

05 Mar 2024

IWD – ‘You can succeed based on your own terms’

RACGP leaders, past and present, will speak about the need for change as part of the college’s International Women’s Day Victoria event.

05 Mar 2024

State Government unveils ‘GP Guarantee’ plan

An election promise to wipe the HECS debt of up to 40 GPs, provided they work in regional Tasmania, has been welcomed by the RACGP.