Acne is seen by registrars at a rate similar to that of their established general practitioner colleagues, but with modest continuity of care in its management.

A high proportion of early-career general practitioners working part time in clinical general practice has implications for workplace planning.

This study examines the confidence of general practice registrars in managing paediatric consultations and whether confidence varies by prevocational training type.

Patient perceptions and expectations, practitioner clinical uncertainty and practice culture may all be barriers to antibiotic stewardship.

Gender difference exists in general practice trainees’ frequency of performing procedures related to women’s reproductive health.

Predominantly hospital-based prevocational paediatric training offers limited exposure to – and, thus, confidence in – managing behavioural, mental health and developmental issues.

General practice registrars use a dermatoscope in a modest majority of skin checks and pigmented skin lesion consultations, which influences registrars’ diagnoses and increases their confidence.

General practice registrars are responsible for a significant proportion of immunisations in Australian older adults.

Given that immunisation is largely provided in primary care, general practitioners in training (registrars) are important for aged immunisation delivery.

Modest proportions of general practice registrars have training in, and in-practice experience of, long-acting reversible contraception insertion.

There is a need to enhance aged care exposure for general practice registrars in ways that build on the competence of registrars and the trust in registrars by older patients and supervisors.

Further research and training are needed to ensure that telehealth is used optimally and equitably.

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