29 Aug 2023
Doctor suspended for inappropriate prescribing
A Western Australian doctor has been suspended for eight months
29 Aug 2023
Improving health outcomes for people with diabetes and cardiovascular disease
A new Targeted Translation Research Accelerator Research Plan will shape $77.5 million in funding from the Medical Research Future Fund. An independent Expert Advisory Panel formed the plan. Members tell us how it will improve care and outcomes for people with diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
29 Aug 2023
Supporting all Australians to be healthy through affordable, person-centred primary healthcare
A new Primary Health Research Plan will shape $50 million in funding from the Medical Research Future Fund. An independent Expert Advisory Panel formed the plan. Members tell us how it will support all Australians to be healthy by transforming primary healthcare.
29 Aug 2023
RACGP again urges Victoria to scrap payroll tax grab
There could be an exodus of GPs, the college has warned, as pressure mounts on the Government to follow the lead of other states.
28 Aug 2023
SURVEY: SERIOUS HEALTH IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE WORRY AUSTRALIANS, GOVERNMENT CLIMATE STRATEGY NEEDS FURTHER CONSULTATION
New survey data from Asthma Australia reveals 70 per cent of Australians think governments should act to protect people whose health is vulnerable to climate change
28 Aug 2023
Should bulk billing be tied to payroll tax exemptions?
GPs have criticised an ACT Government plan to provide temporary payroll tax relief – but only to clinics that bulk bill 65% of patients.
28 Aug 2023
Could GPs’ scope of practice change?
We now know who will lead a Federal Government review, but the full implications and possibilities for general practice are yet to emerge.
28 Aug 2023
Critical GP shortage in NT sign of wider student crisis
Only 14 people have enrolled in GP vocational training in the territory this year, according to the Menzies School of Health Research.
28 Aug 2023
Crossing professional boundaries leads to nine-month suspension for WA psychologist
A West Australian psychologist, who engaged in inappropriate conduct and transgressed professional boundaries with two patients, has been reprimanded by a tribunal and had his registration suspended for nine months.
28 Aug 2023
Kids learn to ride with confidence in new cycling program
A new national program will help give kids the confidence and skills to be life-long riders.