13 Jun 2023

Call for applications – appointment to a committee of the Optometry Board of Australia

Join a Board committee and help shape the regulation of optometrists in Australia!

13 Jun 2023

‘Valuable’ Senator meeting hailed as a success

RACGP representatives said important advocacy topics were covered, including extended dispensing, Medicare rebates and GP workforce.

12 Jun 2023

‘Extremely unwise’: Warning over use of ChatGPT for medical notes

The use of tools like ChatGPT for medical notes has already been banned in places. Here, newsGP looks at the implications for general practice.

11 Jun 2023

‘I thought it was spam’: GP receives honour for COVID work

Melbourne GP is among dozens of RACGP Fellows who have been recognised for their dedicated service in the King’s Birthday Honours list.

10 Jun 2023

RACGP moves to shore up wavering support for 60-day dispensing

Amid reports of crossbenchers becoming wary of the reform, the college has co-signed an open letter outlining the expected benefits for both patients and the primary care system.

09 Jun 2023

Government unveils $50 million primary care research initiative

The funding will aim to ‘drive innovative models of primary care’ as part of the ongoing push to reform Medicare.

09 Jun 2023

More people now able to donate plasma

TGA approves ‘plasma pathway’, which is expected to see an increase of 14,000 donations per year and allows MSM to donate.

09 Jun 2023

Updates from the Health Technology Assessment Policy and Methods Review Reference Committee – June 2023

Updates from the Health Technology Assessment Policy and Methods Review Reference Committee – June 2023

09 Jun 2023

COVID-19 update 9 June 2023

COVID Cases in SA There have been 2,593 new cases of COVID-19 reported in South Australia in the past week.

09 Jun 2023

Garawa Nursing Scholarship

Learn more about the Queensland University of Technology students on placement in Borroloola.