27 Jan 2025
Streamlined pathway to registration for internationally qualified registered nurses
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27 Jan 2025
Most GPs discover medication shortages through patients: Poll
A new survey highlights the urgency of improving measures to communicate supply chain disruptions, with patients increasingly feeling an impact.
26 Jan 2025
General Practitioners honored with Australia Day Awards.
From rural healthcare, to education, and services to the community, GPs from across the country have been thanked for their contributions.
24 Jan 2025
Intense and rewarding: Being a GP at a mass event
From trench foot, to rashes, and dehydration, Dr Manisha Fernando shares her experience as a GP caring for 10,000 people.
24 Jan 2025
New finger prick tests trialled to inform better prescribing
It is hoped the tests will one day be used by GPs to instantly determine whether common respiratory infections need antibiotics.
24 Jan 2025
‘It’s been an ongoing struggle’: Clinic closures continue
After making the tough decision to close her practice after years of ‘hanging on’, one GP is calling for urgent workforce and funding reforms.
24 Jan 2025
Measles alert for Sydney Airport
NSW Health is advising people to be alert for signs and symptoms of measles after being notified of a person who was infectious on an international flight into Sydney and a domestic flight to the Gold Coast.
24 Jan 2025
Lithuanian kayaker returns home after recovery in Tasmania
The kayaker who was rescued from the Franklin River in November during a 20-hour rescue operation is being discharged this week from the Royal Hobart Hospital (RHH) and is returning home to Lithuania.
24 Jan 2025
Public health alert: Likely case of botulism linked to unregulated anti-wrinkle injections
NSW Health is reminding the community to only receive cosmetic anti-wrinkle injections from an authorised practitioner.
23 Jan 2025
In Practice: Power outages with at-home medical equipment
A new campaign reminds GPs to encourage all patients who rely on medical equipment at home to plan for potential power outages.