20 Nov 2023
‘Never been a worse time’ for pharmacy prescribing to expand
South Australia has announced during World AMR Awareness Week that community pharmacists will soon be able to prescribe antibiotics to treat UTIs.
20 Nov 2023
Sharp fall in bulk billing ahead of MyMedicare start
The bulk billing rate declined to its lowest quarterly rate once again – but how far should GPs pay attention to the metric?
17 Nov 2023
Eliminating Cervical Cancer in Australia
Australia now has a national strategy to help us achieve our goal of eliminating cervical cancer by 2035 – the first country in the world to do so.
17 Nov 2023
Lung Foundation Australia welcomes desperately needed nurses’ commitment
A $166 million boost to Australia’s cancer services announced by the Federal Government today will save lives and help improve outcomes for thousands of families.
17 Nov 2023
Huge backing for independent MBS rebate body
More than four in five newsGP readers have said they would welcome an independent statutory body to set the level of MBS rebates.
17 Nov 2023
‘Robust framework’ key to telehealth best practice: RACGP
As telehealth guidelines are put under the microscope, the college says any government changes which fragment care will put patient safety at risk.
17 Nov 2023
GPs’ role in early detection of oral cancer now easier
A new CPD activity aims to upskill GPs in prevention counselling, early identification and referral pathways for the cancer.
17 Nov 2023
Nurses and midwives celebrated at annual Excellence Awards
The 11th annual NSW Health Excellence in Nursing and Midwifery Awards were held in Sydney yesterday, to celebrate some of the outstanding nurses and midwives across the state.
17 Nov 2023
Ageing Well grants now available
Applications open today for a range of grants totalling $750,000 to fund initiatives that support South Australians to age well and promote more positive community attitudes towards ageing and older people.
17 Nov 2023
COVID-19 update 17 November 2023
COVID Cases in SA There have been 2,496 new cases of COVID-19 reported in South Australia in the past week.