Holistic primary care extends not just across an individual’s lifespan but also to people of all cultures, genders, orientations, beliefs and socio-economic position.

Students’ perceptions of family medicine were positive, but their interests in and intention to pursue a career in family medicine were still low after a clinical rotation.

Australia has good antibiotic regulation and guidelines but must invest in sustained primary care stewardship programs.

Psychological support provided by GPs is an important factor for the maintenance of a positive sense of wellbeing for patients with persistent pain.

Screening and management in general practice has the potential for substantial health benefits while requiring relatively modest investments from the health system.

The National Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy is Australia’s commitment to the health of future generations.

Despite being aware of the risks of diabetes in pregnancy, less than half of women with diabetes had sought preconception care, and many had poor knowledge of the most reliable contraceptive methods.

Gold Coast Primary Health Network developed a decision support tool to deliver real-time medication safety alerts and prompts for interventions.

Patient health literacy is a barrier to both management of familial hypercholesterolaemia and cascade testing.

There are multiple resources available to primary health practitioners to improve their communication with refugee and asylum seeker patients.

Adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes can be ameliorated through antenatal and postnatal care that attends to the special needs of this group.

Concise, clear and practical resources can support general practitioners when identifying whom to test for hepatitis B.

The demographic transition in the general practice patient population necessitates that general practitioners take a bigger role in diagnosing dementia.

This article offers a framework to optimise patient care and improve outcomes in patients with sudden sensorineural hearing loss.

In two recent cases, Australian courts considered the role of professional guidelines in establishing whether doctors had met the required standard of care in a medical negligence claim.