20 Apr 2023
Welcome morale boost’ as funding for GP grants program opens
The $220 million election commitment announced last year is aimed at boosting standards and patient access.
20 Apr 2023
AMA submission supports ‘coming together’ in GP-led rural team care
The AMA has provided a submission to the consultation on rural multidisciplinary health teams: Ngayubah Gadan Consensus Statement and Guiding Paper draft.
20 Apr 2023
AMA urges pharmacy reform to deliver lower medicine prices
The AMA says it’s high time recommendations from more than a dozen expert reports and inquiries over two decades are adopted to reform anti-competitive pharmacy ownership and location laws.
20 Apr 2023
Funding scheme for GPs welcomed, but government urged to deliver a ‘health budget’ this year
The federal government has announced delivery of an election commitment for GP funding grants, but much more is needed to ensure primary care is sustainable.
20 Apr 2023
AMA calls for urgent private health insurance reform
The AMA this week released its federal budget submission on private health, which calls for long-overdue reforms to ensure Australians get value for money from their insurers and the system remains sustainable.
20 Apr 2023
Update on medicine shortages reforms
The TGA has provided information on expanded powers to import and supply important discontinued medicines under section 19A.
20 Apr 2023
The new COVID-19 and Influenza Immunisation History Statement
From 15 April 2023, you can use the new COVID-19 and Influenza Immunisation History Statement from the Australian Immunisation Register.
20 Apr 2023
Updates from the Health Technology Assessment Policy and Methods Review Reference Committee – March and April 2023
Updates from the Health Technology Assessment Policy and Methods Review Reference Committee – March and April 2023
20 Apr 2023
Community urged to vaccinate as flu season begins in NSW
NSW Health is urging the community to book in for their influenza vaccine as the state’s flu season has now begun, with the latest data indicating influenza notifications have continued to increase.
20 Apr 2023
Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Surgeons) Amendment Bill 2023 introduced into Queensland Parliament
The introduction of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Surgeons) Amendment Bill 2023 into the Queensland Parliament today is an important step towards making cosmetic surgery safer.