28 Feb 2024
Audit calls for PHN transparency overhaul
Sweeping changes must be rolled out to ensure the program is accountable and consistent, according to an Audit Office investigation.
28 Feb 2024
Homegrown GP research critical: RACGP
A national practice-based research network should be established to improve GPs’ evidence base for patient care, according to the college.
28 Feb 2024
GPs urged to test for syphilis during pregnancy, amid ‘significant rise’ in diagnoses
Healthcare providers are being called on to stay up-to-date on infectious syphilis, amid a significant rise in syphilis diagnoses in Australia.
27 Feb 2024
Screening tool improves GPs’ understanding of, comfort treating gambling harm
GPs piloting a screening tool to detect and reduce harm from gambling at practices in the Fairfield LGA
27 Feb 2024
GP screening could help destigmatise gambling harm
Screening for gambling harm at general practices and community-based organisations could support a holistic approach to client care by addressing gambling as one part of a wider problem, and de-stigmatising gambling harm, a pilot study has found.
27 Feb 2024
Progress being made on ‘huge problem’ for GPs
Endlessly inputting the same clinical information in different systems may soon be a relic of the past, thanks to a concerted push to improve interoperability.
27 Feb 2024
What is Ryeqo?
While the medicine has already been available in Australia since 2022, it was recently approved for the treatment of endometriosis.
27 Feb 2024
Senate told that menopause care requires overhaul
There is an urgent need for improved support and access to care for people experiencing menopause and perimenopause, the RACGP says.
26 Feb 2024
Misconduct management must be ‘strong and robust’: RACGP
A college submission into professional sexual violations by health practitioners says laws must ‘strike the right balance’ between patient protection and procedural justice.