02 Oct 2024
New ADHD prescribing guide launches
The guide was designed to offer practical advice to GPs about safe and responsible prescribing, after finding significant variabilities.
01 Oct 2024
Psychiatric prescriptions for children skyrocket
Some prescriptions have tripled in the past decade as a mental health crisis grips Australia’s youth, but are GPs getting the treatment options right?
01 Oct 2024
New vaping cessation GP guidelines revealed
The much-anticipated RACGP guide for healthcare professionals is now live, as vaping rates soar and new laws allow adults to buy vapes from pharmacies.
01 Oct 2024
‘Medicare discriminates’: RACGP advocates for women’s health
The college has given a national committee its feedback on how to tackle discrimination against women in healthcare and reduce inequity in Medicare.
30 Sep 2024
Patient out-of-pocket costs climb
The tripling of bulk billing incentives ‘made a significant impact’ but patient costs have risen by almost 6% regardless, says the RACGP as it demands more funding.
30 Sep 2024
LNP Queensland’s payroll tax promise
The state’s Liberal National Party vowed to ‘immediately and permanently’ scrap the tax if elected at the Queensland election.
30 Sep 2024
\New GPs making a ‘vital difference’ in the NT
The Northern Territory’s newest GPs will embark on the next stage of their careers after being celebrated at a Fellowship ceremony in Darwin.
27 Sep 2024
AI, robots, and healthcare: What does the future hold?
Engineer Dr Jordan Nguyen will use his keynote address at GP24 to discuss companion robots, predictive health, and GPs’ abilities to harness AI
27 Sep 2024
Brother-sister GP duo going into business
They grew up together, followed the same career path, and now Jay and Emma Shoemaker have opened a medical centre together in Hobart.
27 Sep 2024
City PBS prescription rates double those in very remote areas
One GP says there simply are not enough remote doctors, as new data finds the people living there are accessing medication at a much lower rate.