24 Feb 2023
Research underlines the importance of rural placements
Medical students who complete a 12-week rural training program are more likely to work as doctors in similar communities, a study has shown.
24 Feb 2023
An unsettling case: The impact of a drawn-out audit on the vulnerable
Is a ‘rigid, inflexible’ compliance approach experienced by GPs treating some of society’s most at-risk patients damaging health equity?
24 Feb 2023
Addiction medicine conference hailed as ‘unique’ event
IMiA 2023 aimed to promote quality healthcare and generated ‘a great deal of respect for the work GPs achieve in this space’.
23 Feb 2023
Health Minister pushed for more detail on proposed general practice reforms
RACGP President Dr Nicole Higgins has written to Mark Butler calling for decisive government action and investment in patient care.
23 Feb 2023
Medicare structure worsens healthcare in deprived areas: RACGP
The ‘systematic underfunding of general practice’ is contributing to poorer outcomes, the college has said.
23 Feb 2023
NSW pharmacy contraceptive trial shortcuts women’s health and safety
The NSW Government’s decision to allow pharmacists to renew prescriptions for oral contraceptives, shortcuts women’s health and safety.
23 Feb 2023
Public statements must be a last resort
The AMA says Ahpra’s new power to make public statements about health practitioners before the conclusion of investigations must only be exercised in the most extreme situations and only as a last resort.
23 Feb 2023
GP member views sought on consultation item reform
AMA survey still open for GPs to feedback preferences for consultation item reform.
23 Feb 2023
Strong health budget needed to tackle rising patient costs
The AMA has called for this year’s federal budget to be a health budget, which must address the fact that the Medicare rebate has failed to keep up with rising practice costs.
23 Feb 2023
Limited Ozempic supplies to commence distribution in Australia
Updated information on the Ozempic shortage.