18 Sep 2023
How many practices have opened and closed in your area?
This month, newsGP asked every PHN about new general practices and those that shut their doors over the past year. Here is what we were told.
18 Sep 2023
Health Minister: How Voice will make a difference
A ‘Yes’ vote will help find better, more effective, practical ways to close the yawning gap in health outcomes, writes Mark Butler.
18 Sep 2023
Have your say in Scope of Practice survey
The RACGP is asking members to contribute to its submission into a Federal Government review of Australia’s health workforce and its future.
15 Sep 2023
RACGP left out of mental health committee
The decision to include only one GP on the Federal Government’s new advisory group has been labelled ‘unfortunate’.
15 Sep 2023
RACGP calls for criminal history check changes
Nationwide consistency and removing the need to declare ‘trivial offences’ are among the changes listed in a submission to the regulator.
14 Sep 2023
On-campus GPs ‘extremely positive’
A pilot program initially set to place GPs in 20 schools once a week has expanded to 50 locations, thanks to an ‘outpouring of interest’.
15 Sep 2023
‘Deeply troubling’: At least 184 general practices lost in a year
New clinics have offset the closures to a degree, but the figures represent a net loss of at least 55 practices – and incomplete data means the number could be much higher.
14 Sep 2023
Call for more recognition of GPs’ role in mental healthcare
With mental health the most common presentation in general practice, the RACGP has said more could be done to improve access and outcomes.
14 Sep 2023
In Practice: Interim prohibition orders
The RACGP has provided a generally supportive submission to AHPRA regarding its new power to issue IPOs.
14 Sep 2023
Payroll tax lifeline for Queensland general practice
Relief is in sight for the state’s medical centres, after the Government announced GP services will not be subject to the tax.