A review of the challenges that frame the problems affecting general practice.

A suggested model for general practice that allows the full scope of practice to be developed while supporting general practitioners in their careers.

Strategies that have successfully increased COVID-19 vaccine uptake may also be effective in enhancing uptake across a range of vaccine-preventable diseases.

These interventions play a part in substance use disorder treatment and relapse prevention as well as improving physical and mental health and quality of life.

A project piloting an embedded general practice pharmacist provided an opportunity to explore the influence of this role on medication management for a target ‘at-risk’ population.

This article uses lived experience to outline some of the crucial trigger points where support from the general practitioner can have a significant impact on a positive path forward for the patient.

Random case analysis in practice clinical team meetings is a novel method of peer review of performance that also promotes quality improvement and can identify patient safety concerns.

Effort needs to be made to most effectively combine expert cancer care with holistic, whole-person care, across the cancer continuum.

This issue describes aspects of modern cancer treatment and underscores the importance of general practitioners to achieve optimal whole-person care.

Characterising the general practice response to the COVID-19 pandemic is important for ongoing policy planning.

Many challenges exist in providing best-evidence treatments that promote an active approach facilitating self-efficacy and physical activity, and align with a contemporary understanding of pain.

Skin cancer medicine is a core component of Australian general practice and is consistently in the top 10 conditions managed.

Skin cancer medicine is a core component of Australian general practice. The Focus articles featured in this issue discuss the management of pigmented skin lesions in general practice.

A simulation model of the general practice nurse workforce from 2012 to 2025 a likely shortage of the workforce, but this shortage could be reduced through recruitment and retention strategies.

Incomplete pretreatment assessment is likely to be a reflection of the recent shift in management of chronic hepatitis C to primary care.