09 Oct 2025
“Better Access reform: what you need to know”
“Upcoming changes to Better Access: key information for you”
09 Oct 2025
“Telehealth guidance updated”
“Doctors need to be aware of Ahpra’s updated telehealth guidance, issued in response to concerns about prescribing without adequate consultations.”
10 Oct 2025
Proposed new title for podiatric surgeons
“AMA supports Ahpra’s move on ‘podiatric surgeons’ but warns confusion may remain”
09 Oct 2025
RACGP report highlights urgent need for increased Medicare funding
A new report reveals that Australians are spending more time with their GPs as healthcare needs grow more complex, highlighting the urgent need for greater investment in general practice.
02 Oct 2025
President’s Update: Key Issues in Public Hospitals, RN Prescribing, and Workplace Safety”
Scope of practice and RN prescribing This week, the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) announced new standards allowing some registered nurses (RNs) to prescribe medications under a delegated framework.
25 Sep 2025
President’s update: Science over opinion
AMA President Dr Danielle McMullen shares the latest news from the national AMA.
18 Sep 2025
President’s update: workforce, dementia prevention, and implementing the National Immunisation Strategy
This week, I was scheduled to attend the annual meeting of the Confederation of Medical Associations in Asia and Oceania (CMAAO) in Nepal, but the trip was cancelled at the last minute. We still managed a virtual session on Wednesday, and my thoughts remain with colleagues in Kathmandu and doctors worldwide working in challenging conditions.
04 Sep 2025
Scholarship winner leads the way in strengthening culture in Indigenous healthcare
Scholarship winner leads the way in strengthening culture in Indigenous healthcare
04 Sep 2025
President’s Update: Women’s health focus, tackling tobacco myths, childhood immunisation, IMG report, and a new CDC
President’s Update: Women’s health focus, tackling tobacco myths, childhood immunisation, IMG report, and a new CDC