13 Feb 2024
Set-up challenges have GP training primed for strong year
Twelve months of hard work, dedication and collaboration have the WA GP training team well placed for the years ahead.
09 Feb 2024
‘The world’s your oyster when you’re a rural GP’
From New Guinea to Nepal, Arnhem Land to Adelaide, an emerging leader in rural medicine says remote practice has been life changing.
08 Feb 2024
In Practice: Self-care for GPs
An upcoming webinar will discuss self-care strategies and explore the evidence-based benefits and nuances of mindfulness.
07 Feb 2024
‘A real privilege’: Vic medical educators share their training goals
One year on from the return of college-led training, they say building on collegiality will help move closer to a national model.
06 Feb 2024
RACGP President’s Medicare health check
Read what Dr Nicole Higgins said to Australia’s healthcare leaders at last week’s commemoration of Medicare’s 40th birthday.
06 Feb 2024
Patient violence in general practice not ‘just part of the job’
With violence against healthcare workers increasing, Professor Leanne Rowe details steps GPs can take to protect themselves and their colleagues.
06 Feb 2024
New GP pathway to improve management of eating disorders
With patients facing unmet need for appropriate care, Credentialed Eating Disorder Clinician criteria has been expanded to include GPs.
05 Feb 2024
Inappropriate medicines list updated for first time in 15 years
Authors of a recent study, specific to Australia, have identified 19 medications which may cause more harm than benefit among older people.
06 Feb 2024
Strong GP support for subsidised children’s health checks
Nearly half of all respondents to a recent newsGP poll said more than 100 of their patients would benefit from the move.
06 Feb 2024
Payroll tax risks future of hundreds of clinics: HotDoc survey
Data from the appointment booking platform also suggest the rate of permanent general practice closures is accelerating significantly.