In April 2020, a group of general practice leaders in NSW established a COVID-19 virtual community of practice to facilitate rapid transfer and implementation of clinical guidance into practice.

Internationally, eConsultant models have been trialled to address demands on healthcare systems without requiring face-to-face specialist input.

While influenza vaccine uptake in older Australian adults is fairly high, uptake in younger at-risk adults is suboptimal.

It is crucial that people who use methamphetamine are able to access appropriate professional support.

The COVID-19 pandemic has created a ‘perfect storm’ for the deterioration of mental health.

There has been some concern about potential side effects of oral, topical or inhaled steroids, including reduction in growth, weight gain, behavioural changes and immunosuppression.

Technology is increasingly encroaching into the doctor–patient consultation space, moving beyond the relatively straightforward applications in medical records.

Increasing the numbers of people with hepatitis B being tested, regularly monitored and treated in primary care settings will require additional systems-strengthening activity.

The practice of medicine now requires greater appreciation of the impact of environmental systems on human health, as well as the impact of human systems on environmental health.

Patients with severe and persistent mental illness who attend community mental health clinics have high rates of engagement with general practice care.

Paediatric and adolescent females with heavy menstrual bleeding are frequently undergoing unnecessary pelvic ultrasonography as a first-line investigation.

There are key gaps in general practitioners’ knowledge and confidence about identifying and responding to men’s use of violence in relationships.

Dengue is a common cause of fever and rash in returned travellers from South-East Asia.

Avenues for improving the care of patients with acne include explicit attention to psychological morbidity beyond treatment of the acne itself, and improved use of patient educational materials.

Morgan’s organisational metaphors are one example of a management conceptual model that might help us illuminate the prisms of presupposition and assumption that we hold about organisations.