26 Nov 2024
The new Understanding Medicare: Provider Handbook is here
The handbook is a new resource designed to help healthcare professionals, medical practice staff or anyone involved in Medicare billing and claiming, to navigate the Medicare system.
26 Nov 2024
Go-to Medicare guide aims to arm GPs with confidence
A new RACGP-backed resource provides clarity on Medicare’s principles and mechanisms to support navigation of, and compliance with, the complex system.
26 Nov 2024
Bill targeting rural GP shortage stalls
The Federal ‘Doctors for the Bush’ private bill proposed a reversal to changes in Distribution Priority Area settings.
26 Nov 2024
Nurses and midwives celebrated at annual Excellence Awards 2024
The 12th annual NSW Health Excellence in Nursing and Midwifery Awards ceremony has been held in Sydney to celebrate some of the outstanding nurses and midwives across the state.
26 Nov 2024
NSW residents urged to take precautions in the heat
NSW Health is urging people to take necessary precautions with heatwave conditions forecast across parts of the state this week.
26 Nov 2024
Mosquito-borne diseases Vector-borne infectious disease control.
Key In Victoria, the most common pathogens transmitted from mosquitoes to humans are viruses such as Ross River virus and Barmah Forest virus Infections caused by Japanese encephalitis virus, Murray Valley encephalitis virus and West Nile/Kunjin virus are rare, but do have the potential to cause severe disease. Avoiding mosquito bites is the most important way to prevent mosquito-borne diseases. Mosquito management is the responsibility of all landowners or land occupiers.messages
25 Nov 2024
Meningococcal cases 25 November 2024
A man in his 30’s from metropolitan Adelaide is in a critical condition in hospital, after being diagnosed with invasive meningococcal disease. The strain has been identified as serogroup B.
25 Nov 2024
Celebrating the ‘future of our college’ at GP24
Almost 120 GPs were welcomed by the RACGP on the final day of the Perth conference, which was hailed as a ‘nothing but positive’ event.
25 Nov 2024
Palliative Care Australia and members make access to palliative care an election issue
Current data presents a confronting picture of access to palliative care in Australia now and in the future. On our current path the situation facing people and families living with terminal illness is critical and will only get worse.
25 Nov 2024
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