GPs’ role in gun ownership assessments expands Recent changes mean New South Wales GPs can conduct a health risk assessment to determine a patient’s suitability to possess a firearm, helping authorities ‘make informed decisions’.
RACGP endorses ‘incredible’ amount of resources This year, the college endorsed a range of clinical guidelines demonstrating the breadth of general practice and supporting members’ CPD.
Success of registrar wellbeing committee one year on The RACGP’s progress on its initiatives to support GPs in training, as well as goals for the year ahead, are revealed in a new report.
Federal Government backs ADHD prescribing consistency In response to last year’s Senate Inquiry, it also supports-in-principle calls to review relevant MBS items and pathways to GP assessments.
AHPRA changes IMG English language tests Doctors from 30 countries will no longer have to sit a test and, for those who do, the writing score will be reduced, but the RACGP is concerned.
Arthritis rising among working-age patients: Study With diagnoses to jump by 31% in 15 years, experts say investment is needed before the disease impacts ‘productivity at a national level’.
Health action plan for LGBTIQA+ people launched GPs have welcomed the first plan of its kind in Australia, but there are questions about how all its proposals to address inequity will be delivered.
Australia’s new leading contributor to burden of disease Smoking tobacco has been overtaken by overweight and obesity as the leading modifiable risk factor, according to a new report.
Registered nurses’ prescribing powers expanded Nurses who have undergone extra training will soon be able to work to a broader scope of practice under a new prescriber arrangement.
Fines considered to stop ‘weaponised’ complaints AHPRA has accepted 17 Ombudsman recommendations which aim to protect GPs from vexatious complaints ‘made with the intent to cause them harm’.