16 Nov 2023
Rising costs of living hurt patients and GPs
The AMA’s journal — the MJA — this week looks at the impact of inflation on primary care.
16 Nov 2023
New Ahpra Board members appointed
Health Ministers, as the Ministerial Council for the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme, have appointed four new members to the governing Board of the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.
16 Nov 2023
Healthcare key to reducing prisoners’ reoffending risk
A mental health crisis is sweeping through prisons, with half of all inmates diagnosed before being incarcerated, according to new Australian data.
16 Nov 2023
Could more hospital outpatients be discharged to GPs earlier?
According to new research, hospital specialists say 20–60% of patients seen in their outpatient clinics could be managed in primary care.
16 Nov 2023
Respiratory-related antimicrobial prescribing ‘too high’: AURA 2023
Hundreds of Australians die each year due to drug-resistant infections exacerbated by antimicrobial overuse, according to the ACSQHC.
15 Nov 2023
Consultation for the new National Sport Plan
Public consultation for the new National Sport Plan is open until 7 December 2023. Help shape the future direction of sport in Australia.
15 Nov 2023
Public health warning: Heroin overdoses after using drug suspected to be cocaine
NSW Health is warning of the dangers from using a drug suspected to be cocaine, which has resulted in heroin overdoses.
15 Nov 2023
Improving neuroendocrine cancer care amongst GPs
SPONSORED: The disease is more prevalent than ovarian and brain cancer, but many medical professionals still don’t know the symptoms.
15 Nov 2023
AGM votes to shape the RACGP’s future
Members are invited to attend the upcoming AGM, and to cast their votes on nine resolutions regardless of whether they attend the event.
15 Nov 2023
Future of general practice front of mind in Canberra
Member feedback from the Health of the Nation has reached Australia’s lawmakers, as a sense of urgency grows around safeguarding the profession.