09 Jan 2024
Tighten Paxlovid eligibility: PBAC advice
The committee that looks at PBS listings has recommended the first-line COVID-19 treatment be limited to the highest risk patients aged 50–69 years.
09 Jan 2024
RACGP Chair: ‘I hope we don’t see general practice as being in crisis’
The new RACGP NSW&ACT Chair has her sights set on reducing doctor burnout and inspiring the next generation of practice owners.
09 Jan 2024
Algorithms could help reduce avoidable antibiotic prescribing
A digital tool has led overseas doctors to slash prescription numbers by 46%, but there are doubts about its application in Australia.
08 Jan 2024
Palliative care bodies sound the alarm on opioid supply crisis
A growing list of opioid medications are being discontinued in Australia, with morphine liquid supplies near depletion.
08 Jan 2024
Primary care boost key to better pandemic response: Report
The Grattan Institute has set out why it believes improved funding would reduce the higher toll on the most vulnerable communities.
08 Jan 2024
Out-of-pocket costs rise as bulk billing plummets: Survey
In less than 12 months, more than 500 clinics around the country have ceased bulk billing all their patients, new research suggests.
05 Jan 2024
GPs urged to ‘test, treat, trace’ as congenital syphilis rates rise
With a sixfold increase in syphilis rates among women, the importance of adequate antenatal screening has been emphasised.
03 Jan 2024
Provisional guidance out for vaping changes
As a clampdown on the availability of e-cigarettes comes into effect, the RACGP has released revised guidelines for review.
21 Dec 2023
The top general practice stories of 2023
Sixty-day dispensing, red tape and Medicare funding were high on the agenda for GPs this year.
20 Dec 2023
Express your interest in guiding the Medical Research Future Fund’s Australian Brain Cancer Mission
We are seeking expressions of interest for 2 Australian Brain Cancer Mission Expert Advisory panels (EAPs). Applications close 10 February 2024.