11 Feb 2025
Further push for ‘better GP integration’ in disaster management
At a major launch inside Parliament House, it called for the expansion of bulk-billing incentives to everyone under 35 and revealed plans to halve out-of-pocket costs for longer consults.
11 Feb 2025
RSV Vaccine Now Available for Pregnant Women: Protecting Moms and Babies Alike
As part of the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Prevention Program, NSW Health has made the Abrysvo vaccine available for women who are 28 to 36 weeks pregnant (in effect from Monday, 3 February 2025).
11 Feb 2025
Behind the Build with Gold Coast Secure Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit (SMHRU) intern Mark Nemetallah
With a background in pharmacy, engineering and Information Technology (IT), Electrical Engineering Student at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Mark Nemetallah brought a fresh perspective to the Gold Coast Secure Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit (SMHRU) project through the Learning Experience and Academic Placement (LEAP) program.
11 Feb 2025
RACGP unveils 19-point plan for general practice shake-up
At a major launch inside Parliament House, it called for the expansion of bulk-billing incentives to everyone under 35 and revealed plans to halve out-of-pocket costs for longer consults.
11 Feb 2025
Pilot program supports advice sharing between specialties
The ‘GP ASK’ trial allows non-GP specialists to directly advise GPs on patient management and healthcare, via phone or secure message.
11 Feb 2025
‘An important milestone’: New MS guidelines published
The first consensus statement for multiple sclerosis in Australia and New Zealand includes 80 recommendations for treating the disease.
10 Feb 2025
What does the $573m women’s health package mean for GPs?
Labor’s plan, matched by the Coalition, includes new PBS listings for contraceptive pills and MHT, new rebates, funded training, and bolstered Medicare payments for IUD insertions.
10 Feb 2025
Is your electorate impacted by a bulk-billing shift?
Almost 10% of Federal electorates, including all five in Tasmania, had no clinics offering bulk-billed standard adult consultations, new data found.
10 Feb 2025
New subsidy for GP mental health training
Rural and remote GPs are encouraged to apply for a $600 training subsidy, designed to equip them with tools to better support their patients.
10 Feb 2025
IAR-DST training now available via a mixed learning approach
South Western Sydney PHN (SWSPHN) has added a mixed learning approach to its Initial Assessment and Referral (IAR) Decision Support Tool (DST) training, providing greater flexibility and making it easier for busy GPs and practice nurses to access.