29 Feb 2024
Are you ready to be inspired? Register now for the AMA24 National Conference
The AMA’s National Conference is back this year as AMA24 and we want you to help shape the event.
29 Feb 2024
Nurse cancelled and disqualified from applying for registration for six months
A South Australian nurse who stole a prescription pad and forged prescriptions has had her registration cancelled and been disqualified from applying for registration for six months.
28 Feb 2024
Campaign urges patients to let us know if they can’t make outpatient appointment
The Department of Health has introduced a campaign to raise awareness of the issue of public outpatient appointments going unattended, encouraging Tasmanians to let clinics know if they are unable to make it.
28 Feb 2024
GP banned until 2028 for persistent professional misconduct
A doctor has been reprimanded, banned from providing health services and disqualified from applying for registration until 2028 for providing sub-standard, potentially unsafe care over more than a decade.
28 Feb 2024
CHSP 2024–25 Funding Extension grant opportunity now open
The Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP) 2024–25 Funding Extension Grant Opportunity (GO6821) is now open for current providers.
28 Feb 2024
Helping young Australians learn about the harms of vaping
We’re raising awareness about the harms of vaping and helping young people go vape-free.
28 Feb 2024
Mandatory reporting changes to the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) from 1 March 2024
Legislative changes require vaccination providers to report additional details to the AIR.
28 Feb 2024
Think tank explores ways to improve GP workforce
Boosting recruitment and retention by raising the profile of general practice among medical students were key themes at a recent RACGP event.
28 Feb 2024
Measles alert for western Sydney Feb
NSW Health is advising people to be alert for signs and symptoms of measles after being notified of a confirmed case of measles in western Sydney.
28 Feb 2024
‘You’ve got to look back before you can move forward’
Truth-telling and sovereignty are vital to overcoming Indigenous health inequalities, according to a new RACGP submission.