02 Nov 2023
Free flu vaccinations for Queenslanders in 2024
Every resident in the state older than six months will be eligible next year, and the RACGP has called on other states to follow suit.
01 Nov 2023
Free shingles vaccine rollout hits day-one roadblock
Supply shortages are forcing eligible patients onto lengthening waitlists, but the DoH has said there is ‘no urgency’ as the program is ‘ongoing’.
30 Oct 2023
Expanded PBS eligibility for heart failure and migraine medications
More than 100,000 combined patients are expected to benefit from the changes, which will take effect from 1 November.
01 Nov 2023
Supporting families and providing end-of-life-care
GPs play a pivotal role in the care of people with advanced disease, writes palliative care specialist Associate Professor Mark Boughey.
30 Oct 2023
Professor Sandra Eades’ blueprint to Close the Gap
One of Australia’s most highly regarded researchers has called for an even greater focus on early intervention and community-led care.
31 Oct 2023
Out-of-pocket costs linked to decline in GP services
GP attendances in the first six months of 2023 were 9.1% lower than the same period last year, according to a new AIHW report.
29 Oct 2023
GPs laud ‘enormity of WONCA’ as conference wraps up
Years of hard work, long hours, and dedication have paid off, with the 2023 World Conference hailed a resounding success by local and international doctors alike.
29 Oct 2023
‘We need to talk about the pandemic’: Professor Michael Kidd
Australia’s former Deputy Chief Medical Officer, who stepped into the role as COVID unfolded, opened the last day of WONCA with a moving speech.
28 Oct 2023
Indigenous health panel urges GPs to call out ‘elephant in the room’
‘We need to open doors we have never opened before’, three of the world’s leading health equality advocates have said.
28 Oct 2023
Doctors send climate change message ahead of crucial UN conference
Organisations representing three million healthcare professionals have made a united call for the health risks of climate change to be addressed.