07 Dec 2023
Ahpra statement in response to the Kruk Review final report
The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) welcomes the findings of the Kruk Review into health practitioner regulatory settings and looks forward to examining the reform opportunities identified in the final report.
07 Dec 2023
Re-consent needed for ‘critical’ data resource
An RACGP committee has granted MedicineInsight ‘ethics approval’, but practices must sign up again to participate.
07 Dec 2023
Announcing the Winners of the ISN 2023 Awards: Excellence in Kidney Care and Research
Please join us in congratulating the ISN 2023 Award winners: PROFESSOR CAROL POLLOCK - THE AL
06 Dec 2023
NSW urged to prepare for heat wave
With much of NSW forecast to experience severe heatwave conditions over the coming days, NSW Health is urging residents to plan ahead and take steps to beat the heat.
06 Dec 2023
‘A good news story’: RACGP welcomes rural training boost
Regional and rural areas are set to benefit from a $90 million injection for the setup of six new medical school programs.
06 Dec 2023
National Cabinet signs off workforce funding boost
Part of a new $1.2 billion Medicare package will go towards the Kruk Review recommendations, the Prime Minister has said.
06 Dec 2023
It’s never too early’: Dementia diagnosis in the spotlight
SPONSORED: A dementia diagnosis can be difficult for patients and GPs alike, but early interventions are proving key to improving lives.
05 Dec 2023
South Australian nurse disqualified for two years for violent behaviour
A South Australian tribunal has found a nurse who grabbed a patient by the hair, guilty of professional misconduct and disqualified him from re-registration for two years.
05 Dec 2023
Doctors criticise strategy’s fossil fuel omission
The Government released the Australia’s first National Health and Climate Strategy this week – but some GPs believe it does not go far enough.
05 Dec 2023
Payroll tax should be top of National Cabinet agenda: RACGP
The college says a singular set of rules need to be established to keep practice doors open, labelling the status quo ‘a joke, at best’.