Funding crucial for GPs’ ‘integral role in disability care’: RACGP GPs have been overlooked in a proposed overhaul of Australia’s disability healthcare sector, according to a new college submission.
‘Seeing people excited about general practice is the best thing’ One year on from the return of college-led training, newsGP talks to RACGP medical educators to seek their views on the past 12 months.
Pleas for urgency in aged care overhaul A GP aged care expert backs calls to swiftly rollout new laws aimed at protecting older Australians, but also wants compensation for unpaid work.
RACGP unveils key asks ahead of Federal Budget Annual children’s health checks, increased funding for longer consultations, and support for practice growth are all on the college’s wish list.
GPs recognised with Australia Day Honours Fifteen current and former GPs have been celebrated for their contributions to medicine and other areas.
RACGP welcomes ‘bold’ first look at Scope of Practice reforms An initial review of Australia’s health workforce has laid bare the need for a funding shake-up and better coordination between specialties.
Name change imposed on women’s health qualifications RANZCOG will no longer be allowed to use ‘diploma’ or ‘advanced diploma’ for its courses, but has promised GPs everything else will remain the same.
First-of-its-kind inquiry launched into women’s pain The investigation aims to overhaul Australia’s ‘old-fashioned attitudes towards women’, in a bid to improve healthcare and reduce stigma.
Queensland receives rural workforce boost More than 100 new rural registrars are expected to help with GP shortages across the state under specialised training.
Consider incentives for four-year-old health checks: RACGP The college has outlined how potential improvements to the practice incentives program could boost patient outcomes.