29 Nov 2023
‘We’re the solution’: GPs take workforce woes to Canberra
Red, blue, green, and teal – MPs from across the political divide have met at Parliament House for the Friends of General Practice roundtable.
29 Nov 2023
‘The bar has been set too low’: RACGP criticises oversight of PHNs
Federal Government scrutiny of the country’s 31 Primary Health Networks is falling well short, according to the college.
29 Nov 2023
Public release for 2023 Health Employee Census Results
The Australian Public Service employee census report for 2023 has been released. Read more about the census and Health's results.
29 Nov 2023
$23.7 million for innovative trials that address areas of unmet medical need
Guidelines for the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) 2023 Innovative Trials grant opportunity are now available.
29 Nov 2023
Revised statement on paediatric care by chiropractors launched
Updated and strengthened guidance to ensure safer practice by chiropractors who treat children under the age of 12 years has been published today.
29 Nov 2023
Former paramedic banned after failing to resuscitate dying patient
A former Victorian paramedic has been banned from reapplying for registration for five years after failing to attempt the resuscitation of a dying patient.
29 Nov 2023
Time to Count People with Metastatic Breast Cancer
Finding a way to have people living with metastatic breast cancer consistently counted on our cancer registries is a step closer to reality.
29 Nov 2023
Aussies now paying an astronomical $4.5b on lung diseases each year
New data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) released today has laid bare shocking new spending highs on lung disease and injury in Australia, much of which is on preventable illness.
28 Nov 2023
Call for GPs to inform key submission
An upcoming review brings opportunity to influence healthcare reform and the future of primary care – and the RACGP wants member input.
28 Nov 2023
New vaping cessation module planned as clampdown looms
An incoming ban on the importation of single-use vaping products will likely result in more people seeking help from GPs to quit, an expert says.