09 May 2023
Project aims to deliver ‘new digital health workforce’
A new model will engage GPs, nurses and allied health via virtual care for chronic disease patients to help ease pressures off the hospital system.
08 May 2023
GP sued for defamation by naturopath faces millions in legal fees
In his quest to debunk medical misinformation, Dr Adam Smith has found himself embroiled in a legal saga that has now stretched for more than two years.
05 May 2023
Push for increased telehealth funding ahead of Budget
With the Federal Budget around the corner, the RACGP is reiterating calls to improve access and make it a permanent fixture of Medicare.
04 May 2023
Evidence of ‘protocol deviation’ in Queensland UTI pilot
The full evaluation of the UTI pharmacy prescribing pilot shows 192 women who received antibiotics should have been referred to a GP.
02 May 2023
RACGP advocates for gender equality in healthcare
The college has recommended a series of measures to the Government aimed at improving access to quality care for women and other disadvantaged groups.
01 May 2023
More than 1000 pharmacies registered for prescribing trial
The clinical trial was originally due to begin in April but issues with ethics approval reportedly resulted in it being delayed.
01 May 2023
FP 50 restriction sparks prescribing authority debate
GPs have questioned why some medications can only be prescribed by certain specialties, calling differential access to the PBS ‘utterly illogical’.
28 Apr 2023
$2.2 billion Medicare investment ‘just what the doctor ordered’
Rebuilding general practice was a key focus of National Cabinet, which introduced a number of measures to make healthcare more accessible and affordable.
27 Apr 2023
Proportion of Level B attendances drops: AIHW
While still the most common type of consultation, its use has plateaued despite overall GP attendances having increased.
27 Apr 2023
Pharmacy Guild’s medicines shortage ‘scare campaign’ called out
The lobby group has continued to claim that 60-day dispensing will lead to a medicines shortage – but Government figures say otherwise.