‘We’re the solution’: GPs take workforce woes to Canberra Red, blue, green, and teal – MPs from across the political divide have met at Parliament House for the Friends of General Practice roundtable.
Vale Dennis Pashen A passionate regional GP and driving force behind the push for formal recognition of Rural Generalist Medicine, the professor died on Thursday.
Landmark review to address ‘uneven spread’ of GPs Policies used to attract healthcare workers to regional Australia will go under the microscope, as part of an effort to address ongoing maldistribution.
‘I like to think I’ve made a difference’ For more than two decades, this GP has harnessed a passion for remote health to improve outcomes in disadvantaged communities.
In Practice: MBS online tool updated November ushered in a host of changes to the MBS. The RACGP’s online tool is designed to help GPs keep up to date with billing.
‘An incredible privilege’: RACGP Rural Awards 2023 Inspiring registrars and an ‘absolute stalwart’ of rural general practice have been recognised at a ceremony in Sydney this week.
‘The long way round’: How this award-winning GP found his natural home Ahead of the RACGP awards, past winner Dr Abhishek Verma says he never looked back after leaving a budding career in surgery.
Formal recognition of rural generalists one step closer Australia’s specialist general practice colleges are encouraging doctors to provide feedback on an application being assessed by the AMC.
The GP who inspired the RACGP President A mentor to Dr Nicole Higgins, this doctor has been part of the fabric of his Victorian country town for more than 40 years.
‘Catastrophically worse’: Rural GP begging for change An award-winning doctor is calling for an overhaul of registrar allocations, saying regional medicine is in an ‘existential crisis’.