14 Nov 2023
PBS authority process needs ‘serious revamp’: RACGP
The ‘administrative and bureaucratic burden’ diverts GPs from patient care and contributes to burnout, the college has said.
14 Nov 2023
Number of notifications against doctors falls
AHPRA’s annual report also reveals a $25 million surge in employee costs due to a push to meet workforce objectives and regulatory changes.
14 Nov 2023
'Drug Utilisation Sub-Committee (DUSC) Utilisation Analysis Public Release Documents'
Drug Utilisation Sub-Committee (DUSC) Utilisation Analysis Public Release Documents
14 Nov 2023
Help make health and medical research more inclusive
Consultation on the draft Statement on Sex, Gender, Variations of Sex Characteristics and Sexual Orientation in Health and Medical Research is now open.
14 Nov 2023
Survey about the 15% aged care pay rise now open
A survey is now open for organisations and workers in the aged care sector to share with us what the 15% pay rise for aged care workers has meant for them.
13 Nov 2023
'Drug Utilisation Sub-Committee (DUSC) Outcome Statement'
Drug Utilisation Sub-Committee (DUSC) Outcome Statement
13 Nov 2023
Virtual reality is helping brain injury survivors regain use of their arms and hands
Survivors of brain injuries caused by stroke and other serious events can lose function in their arms and hands. An Australian company is creating a virtual reality therapy system to help survivors regain the use of these limbs.
13 Nov 2023
Telehealth bulk billing reprieve on the way
Better integrated digital assignment of benefit forms are set to provide relief for GPs currently trapped in an ‘administrative nightmare’.
13 Nov 2023
Doctors push for health approval on all new fossil fuel projects
Thousands of medical professionals say there is a need for urgent climate action, with 2023 set to be the hottest year ever recorded.
13 Nov 2023
Melbourne clinic notches up a century of care
Mont Albert Medical Centre was formed as the Roaring 1920s got into their swing – and has been going strong ever since.