19 Jul 2024
Business surrender scheme for vaping goods
To support the Government’s reforms to the regulation of vaping goods in Australia, transitional arrangements have been put in place.
19 Jul 2024
$53.6 million for research into women’s health, chronic pain and alcohol use
Applications are open for three new Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) grant opportunities.
19 Jul 2024
PBAC Public Summary Documents – March 2024 meeting (first time decisions not to recommend and deferrals)
PBAC Public Summary Documents – March 2024 meeting (first time decisions not to recommend and deferrals)
19 Jul 2024
"Drug Utilisation Sub-Committee (DUSC) Utilisation Analysis Public Release Documents
Drug Utilisation Sub-Committee (DUSC) Utilisation Analysis Public Release Documents
19 Jul 2024
Antibiotic shortages disproportionately affecting Indigenous patients
The national shortages, which include vital treatments for rheumatic heart disease, have left some organisations scrambling for supplies
18 Jul 2024
Nearly 13 million Australians impacted by MediSecure data breach
The breach is now one of the largest cyber attacks in the nation’s history, after the highly personal health information was stolen earlier this year.
18 Jul 2024
Nominations open to join Expert Committees
Committee members and chairs can contribute their expertise in the development of position statements, submissions, and guidelines.
18 Jul 2024
‘It devalues us’: Physician assistant roles raising concerns
A new push to expand the use of PAs has triggered fears the role will expand in Australia, which the RACGP says is to the detriment of GPs.
18 Jul 2024
Doctor has registration cancelled for dishonest behaviour, breaching registration conditions
A Victorian doctor has been reprimanded and had his registration cancelled for misleading colleagues, breaching his registration conditions, and leaving his patients potentially without access to their medications after closing his medical clinic.
18 Jul 2024
In Practice: Award nominations extended
The RACGP has extended nomination deadlines for its 2024 state, national, rural, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health awards.