RACGP 2022 national award winners revealed Nine GPs – and one general practice – have been recognised for their contributions to the community, the profession, and their peers.
Health watchdog receives record number of AHPRA-related complaints Complaints about the regulator have increased by 42% in the past financial year, highlighting the toll its processes have taken on the medical profession.
Massive shortage in projected care workforce flagged Workers required to care for Australia’s most vulnerable may fall short by more than 200,000 people by 2050, a new report has warned.
Widespread concerns flagged about NPS MedicineWise demise Many worry about the impact on the safe use of medicine, while the transfer of skills is another key issue with employees already leaving.
Physician, (do not) heal thyself SPONSORED: MDA National Senior Medical Adviser Dr Julian Walter discusses the limits of self-care and prescribing.
Why GPs are crucial to improving bowel cancer screening rates SPONSORED: Clinicians are being encouraged to talk to patients about bowel screening as part of Cancer Council’s Get2it campaign.
Study flags knowledge gaps for shingles vaccine Research suggests that misconceptions remain about the shingles vaccine in use for the Government vaccination program for people over 70.
RACFs prescribing changes ‘an important step forward’ Adoption of electronic medication charts in residential aged care facilities could be ‘a game changer’ for GPs who provide aged care.
‘Nonsensical’ to stop GPs approving access to glucose monitors The decision to block GPs from certifying patient access to the devices ‘needs to be reviewed and rectified,’ the RACGP president says.
AHPRA naming Bill recommended by Senate Committee The proposed legislation will allow information regarding complaints to be made public before investigations are complete.