14 Jun 2023
Prime Minister confirms new Health Secretary appointment
An experienced public servant has been tapped to fill the role being vacated by Professor Brendan Murphy.
13 Jun 2023
GPs well placed to help tackle ADHD ‘postcode lottery’: RACGP
General practice should have an expanded role in supporting patients, the college has told a Senate Inquiry.
13 Jun 2023
Why pandemic planning must include antimicrobial resistance
Removing antimicrobial resistance from the WHO’s ‘pandemic treaty’ will leave humanity vulnerable, writes Susan Rogers Van Katwyk.
13 Jun 2023
Does multimorbidity impact chronic disease treatment?
New international research has looked into a range of chronic diseases and their potential impact on effectiveness of common medications.
13 Jun 2023
Call for applications – appointment to a committee of the Optometry Board of Australia
Join a Board committee and help shape the regulation of optometrists in Australia!
13 Jun 2023
‘Valuable’ Senator meeting hailed as a success
RACGP representatives said important advocacy topics were covered, including extended dispensing, Medicare rebates and GP workforce.
12 Jun 2023
‘Extremely unwise’: Warning over use of ChatGPT for medical notes
The use of tools like ChatGPT for medical notes has already been banned in places. Here, newsGP looks at the implications for general practice.
11 Jun 2023
‘I thought it was spam’: GP receives honour for COVID work
Melbourne GP is among dozens of RACGP Fellows who have been recognised for their dedicated service in the King’s Birthday Honours list.
10 Jun 2023
RACGP moves to shore up wavering support for 60-day dispensing
Amid reports of crossbenchers becoming wary of the reform, the college has co-signed an open letter outlining the expected benefits for both patients and the primary care system.
09 Jun 2023
Government unveils $50 million primary care research initiative
The funding will aim to ‘drive innovative models of primary care’ as part of the ongoing push to reform Medicare.