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Children overprescribed combination asthma medication: Study

Children overprescribed combination asthma medication: Study

The medication should not be the first line of treatment in children – and for those aged five or under it should not be prescribed at all.


Advancing the profession of general practice: AJGP

Advancing the profession of general practice: AJGP

Professor Grant Russell, new Chair of the AJGP Editorial Advisory Committee, discusses the journal’s place on the general practice landscape.


Changes to mandatory reporting obligations come into effect

Changes to mandatory reporting obligations come into effect

The threshold for reporting a concern about impairment, intoxication and practice outside of professional standards has been raised.


COAG Health Council announces new policy directions

COAG Health Council announces new policy directions

The directions are designed to provide clarity on what AHPRA and the National Boards must analyse when considering action against a practitioner.


Digital secure messaging one step closer

Digital secure messaging one step closer

Standards will be applied to all future procurements of secure messaging systems, paving the way for greater interoperability within general practice.


Should tennis players be taking the court in Melbourne?

Should tennis players be taking the court in Melbourne?

Athletes ‘forced’ to compete in Australian Open qualifiers have complained of dry throats, asthma symptoms and even panic attacks related to the city’s smoke haze.


Report reveals veterans’ suicide risk

Report reveals veterans’ suicide risk

Ex-servicemen have the highest suicide rates, and ex-servicewomen are more than twice as likely to take their own life as women who have never served.


Number of people delaying their GP consultation declining

Number of people delaying their GP consultation declining

But nearly one third of people living in outer-regional, remote or very remote areas have reported visiting an ED because a GP was unavailable.


GP feedback requested for compliance audit

GP feedback requested for compliance audit

With the Department of Health’s approach to health provider compliance under the microscope, GPs are seeking clarity to ensure they are adequately informed about their obligations.


Alcohol consumption mostly steady in Australia

Alcohol consumption mostly steady in Australia

New ABS figures show a halt in the long-term decline of alcohol consumption and a slight rise in the drinking of harder alcohol.


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