10 Dec 2024
GP feedback sought to shape the future of MBS
The DoHAC is reviewing common MBS time-tiered items for primary care, and the RACGP wants members’ input to ensure a strong future.
10 Dec 2024
National dementia action plan launched
The roadmap is designed to ensure quality of life for patients, with prevention and education a ‘huge piece of the picture’.
09 Dec 2024
Spotlight falls on ‘forgotten people’ of mental health care
New analysis highlights huge life expectancy gaps for those with severe mental illness – and suggests a funding shortfall of around $8 billion.
09 Dec 2024
AHPRA cuts fees for practitioners taking parental leave
GPs who have taken six months of parental, disability, or carer’s leave can soon apply for a 30% rebate on their annual registration.
09 Dec 2024
DoHAC details vitamin B12 testing changes
The Department has further revealed what will change when it amends vitamin B12 testing and urine examination MBS items next year.
06 Dec 2024
‘It’s completely filled my cup’: PRIDoC 2024 wraps up
The Pacific Region Indigenous Doctors Congress was an opportunity for ‘transnational knowledge sharing and solidarity building’.
06 Dec 2024
The GP facing the other side of emergency care
Rural GP Dr Alex Sleeman survived falling under a two-tonne tractor and is learning to walk again, but that hasn’t stopped him, with his community’s support, from looking forwards.
06 Dec 2024
Health ministers must better link hospitals and GPs: RACGP
The college used the year’s final Health Ministers’ Meeting to call out the lack of integration, saying it is delaying care.
05 Dec 2024
Study compares Mounjaro to Wegovy for weight loss
A new head-to-head clinical trial, sponsored by the manufacturer, found Mounjaro led to greater weight loss, but GPs warn of its ‘risks of biases’.
05 Dec 2024
In Practice: RSV immunisation info sessions
With the RSV vaccine recently expanded on the National Immunisation Program, two upcoming webinars are designed to answer GPs’ questions.