06 Dec 2023

It’s never too early’: Dementia diagnosis in the spotlight

SPONSORED: A dementia diagnosis can be difficult for patients and GPs alike, but early interventions are proving key to improving lives.

07 Dec 2023

Rural GP shortage ‘matter of urgency’ for Health Minister

The lack of healthcare outside Australia’s city limits was a chief concern at the most recent meeting between the RACGP and Mark Butler.

06 Dec 2023

National Cabinet signs off workforce funding boost

Part of a new $1.2 billion Medicare package will go towards the Kruk Review recommendations, the Prime Minister has said.

06 Dec 2023

‘A good news story’: RACGP welcomes rural training boost

Regional and rural areas are set to benefit from a $90 million injection for the setup of six new medical school programs.

07 Dec 2023

Re-consent needed for ‘critical’ data resource

An RACGP committee has granted MedicineInsight ‘ethics approval’, but practices must sign up again to participate.

05 Dec 2023

Doctors criticise strategy’s fossil fuel omission

The Government released the Australia’s first National Health and Climate Strategy this week – but some GPs believe it does not go far enough.

05 Dec 2023

Payroll tax should be top of National Cabinet agenda: RACGP

The college says a singular set of rules need to be established to keep practice doors open, labelling the status quo ‘a joke, at best’.

05 Dec 2023

RACGP hails 60-day dispensing meeting

Representatives from both sides of the contentious reform met last week to hash out differences and ensure patients are put first.

05 Dec 2023

New Board member inspired by ‘unique position’

Pay, leave and wellbeing are front of mind for the RACGP’s newly appointed Chair of GPs in Training.

04 Dec 2023

Clinic’s data breach reminder to bolster security

The personal details of more than 5000 patients may have been ‘compromised’ after a Brisbane medical centre’s email account was breached.