28 Mar 2023
GPs have ‘unique perspectives and voices that need to be heard’
RACGP Quality Care Chair Professor Mark Morgan explains how members play a role in advocacy through representation.
24 Aug 2023
‘Community health is desperate for support’: GP’s plea to policymakers
For more than two decades Dr Kate Walker has been treating society’s most vulnerable. She says the situation has never been more challenging.
22 Mar 2023
MDMA and psilocybin: What GPs need to know
A TGA decision about the use of psychedelics has attracted much attention, and criticism. Dr Hester Wilson offers guidance on fielding patient queries.
13 Mar 2023
Pilot may determine viability of long COVID management models
Dr Ken McCroary on the results of tracking post-COVID sequalae in south-west Sydney, and what is needed for long-term viability of a GP-led clinic.
29 Aug 2023
‘We saw you, all of you’: Why college’s Mardi Gras role mattered
Involvement in World Pride took a huge amount of work – and was worth every bit of it, writes Melbourne GP Dr George Forgan-Smith.
06 Feb 2023
How to save primary care in remote Australia: RACGP NT Chair
What happens when an area loses its GPs? Dr Sam Heard is witnessing the fallout, and has set out a treatment plan to combat the issue before it is too late.
26 Jan 2023
GPs dissect pharmacy prescribing folly
Drs Stephanie Dawson-Smith and Karen Price review the murky history of pharmacy prescribing in Australia and warn of the significant dangers ahead.
29 Aug 2023
RACGP again urges Victoria to scrap payroll tax grab
There could be an exodus of GPs, the college has warned, as pressure mounts on the Government to follow the lead of other states.
29 Aug 2023
Cancer screening may not extend life: Study
But a more personalised approach that matches screening recommendations to individual risk profiles may help overcome existing shortcomings.
28 Aug 2023
Should bulk billing be tied to payroll tax exemptions?
GPs have criticised an ACT Government plan to provide temporary payroll tax relief – but only to clinics that bulk bill 65% of patients.