Chance to collaborate at global conference Given ‘many of our problems are shared’, GPs can strengthen international efforts to address healthcare challenges, says Dr Mark Miller.
What are the major healthcare challenges facing the new government? RACGP state and territory faculty chairs lay out the main general practice issues confronting their area.
Should healthcare data live on after a patient dies? General practices hold vast amounts of posthumous healthcare data that is immensely useful, but its use raises important ethical considerations.
‘Not the time to point fingers’: GPs push back against hospital ramping blame Queensland’s Deputy Premier has said the hospital crisis is being exacerbated due to ‘GPs declining to see people with respiratory illnesses’.
The concern of rising out-of-pocket health costs Rising out-of-pocket health costs are a worry. But the major political parties have barely mentioned it.
RACGP Rural marks 30 years The college’s rural faculty was formed in April 1992 to advocate, educate and support GPs in more remote parts of the country.
RACGP open to building urgent care clinics on existing infrastructure The college says the bulk billing clinics – projected to cost $135 million over four years – must not duplicate or fragment care.
RACGP speaks out on lack of 10-year plan funding ‘Whoever forms government’ must invest in primary care or risk compromising the entire health system, says President Dr Karen Price.
Which diseases prompt the most spending in Australia? A new analysis published by the AIHW has ranked the spending per case of each disease in Australia for the first time.
Federal Budget breakdown: What GPs need to know This year’s Federal Budget is targeted at addressing the increasing cost of living for many Australians post-COVID-19 – and preparing the political landscape for the upcoming election.