13 Feb 2025
Pregnancy status soon mandated for AIR reporting
From 1 March, new laws mean vaccination providers must record a patient’s pregnancy details at the time of their vaccine administration.
12 Feb 2025
ADHD med shortages ‘a merry-go-round you just can’t predict’
The new school year has coincided with another series of shortages, forcing patients and prescribers to rethink their options.
12 Feb 2025
The rural doctor initiative closing the ‘trauma gap’
A specialised medical kit is arming rural doctors with life-saving emergency and retrieval equipment, cementing the role of GPs in trauma care.
12 Feb 2025
GP backs coroner’s call for alcohol delivery curfew
New coronial findings into the alcohol-induced death of a Victorian woman have prompted calls for sales restrictions, and funds to enable GPs to diagnose problems sooner.
11 Feb 2025
Further push for ‘better GP integration’ in disaster management
At a major launch inside Parliament House, it called for the expansion of bulk-billing incentives to everyone under 35 and revealed plans to halve out-of-pocket costs for longer consults.
11 Feb 2025
RACGP unveils 19-point plan for general practice shake-up
At a major launch inside Parliament House, it called for the expansion of bulk-billing incentives to everyone under 35 and revealed plans to halve out-of-pocket costs for longer consults.
11 Feb 2025
Pilot program supports advice sharing between specialties
The ‘GP ASK’ trial allows non-GP specialists to directly advise GPs on patient management and healthcare, via phone or secure message.
11 Feb 2025
‘An important milestone’: New MS guidelines published
The first consensus statement for multiple sclerosis in Australia and New Zealand includes 80 recommendations for treating the disease.
10 Feb 2025
New subsidy for GP mental health training
Rural and remote GPs are encouraged to apply for a $600 training subsidy, designed to equip them with tools to better support their patients.
10 Feb 2025
Is your electorate impacted by a bulk-billing shift?
Almost 10% of Federal electorates, including all five in Tasmania, had no clinics offering bulk-billed standard adult consultations, new data found.