Funding needed to ‘help share the workload’: RACGP Commonwealth support should be funnelled into expanding general practices to include multidisciplinary care teams, according to a college submission.
‘Unhurried whole-person care’ proves best: Study Longer consultations and a regular GP have proven vital in keeping older Australians out of hospital, according to findings from a 1000-patient clinical trial.
Changes are coming for Australia’s aged care system Professor Michael Woods and Eugenia Tsihlis detail what to expect from the incoming reforms.
In Practice: Self-care for GPs An upcoming webinar will discuss self-care strategies and explore the evidence-based benefits and nuances of mindfulness.
In Practice: Reflective writing for clinician wellbeing The Doctors for Women in Rural Medicine Committee is hosting a new workshop aimed at overcoming isolation and reducing burnout.
Pleas for urgency in aged care overhaul A GP aged care expert backs calls to swiftly rollout new laws aimed at protecting older Australians, but also wants compensation for unpaid work.
DoHAC targets four areas in new compliance activity Around 100 GPs will receive letters for high MBS activity in areas including timed professional services and chronic disease management.
In Practice: New digital assignment of benefit form A digital approval form is now available to support electronic assignment of benefit for telehealth services.
Palliative care bodies sound the alarm on opioid supply crisis A growing list of opioid medications are being discontinued in Australia, with morphine liquid supplies near depletion.
GPs urged to ‘test, treat, trace’ as congenital syphilis rates rise With a sixfold increase in syphilis rates among women, the importance of adequate antenatal screening has been emphasised.