25 Oct 2023
Responding to violence in the workplace
SPONSORED: Becoming the victim of an assault by an aggressive patient can be a frightening and traumatic experience for a doctor.
24 Oct 2023
Bill introduced to further improve PSR processes
The new legislation should present ‘very little to fear’ for most GPs, according to the RACGP.
24 Oct 2023
Why Australia should resolve its healthcare financial ‘schism’
Professor Robert Phillips has helped raise the profile of primary care in the United States. What is his sense of how it works in Australia?
24 Oct 2023
‘The long way round’: How this award-winning GP found his natural home
Ahead of the RACGP awards, past winner Dr Abhishek Verma says he never looked back after leaving a budding career in surgery.
24 Oct 2023
Genetic carrier test added to MBS
SPONSORED: Expecting parents will soon be able to make more informed choices, thanks to subsidised screening from 1 November.
24 Oct 2023
Age drop for bowel cancer screening endorsed
The NHMRC has approved guidelines to widen the age of bowel cancer screening, although the Federal Government is yet to sign off the change.
23 Oct 2023
Latest mental health services data released
Mental health services: who sought care from where, what drugs were prescribed, and how much was spent?
23 Oct 2023
RACGP President meets with Health Minister to discuss ‘pain points’
From payroll tax reform to telehealth, the NDIS and urgent care clinics, Dr Nicole Higgins sat down with Mark Butler to ensure GP voices are being heard.
23 Oct 2023
Overwhelming support for warning labels on alcohol
A distraught mother is pleading for health warnings to be added to products, after her 26-year-old son died from alcoholic liver disease.
20 Oct 2023
‘A long time in the making’: Countdown to WONCA
With the 2023 Sydney World Conference just around the corner, newsGP took a behind the scenes looks at just what will be on offer next week.