GP named next AMA President Dr Danielle McMullen will take over the leadership in October and says her priority is advocating for greater investment into general practice.
‘A risky proposition’: pharmacy prescribing expands further GPs are growing increasingly worried for their patients, as pharmacy prescribing programs are taking hold in every corner of the country.
App to provide quick access to living guidelines A new app is on the way to help time-poor GPs access clinical resources at their fingertips, from various sources, from a single platform.
GP numbers stagnate amid population boom General practice is bearing the brunt of the critical strain on healthcare workers, with GP growth lagging significantly behind its medical counterparts.
In Practice: Medicare compliance FAQs The new resource outlines the different types of compliance activities, with a specific focus on targeted letters.
GPs’ administrative workload to improve after reforms greenlit A significant assignment of benefit burden forced upon GPs will be altered, after laws to modernise and streamline bulk billing passed Parliament.
‘We’re not immune’: Radiologist clinics cut regional bulk billing Jones Radiology says it had to make its regional South Australian clinics more economically viable, as bulk billing is cut in its facilities.
Australia records first life expectancy drop in decades Despite healthcare spending increases, chronic conditions present a key challenge for individuals, governments and society as a whole, the AIHW says.
Technology to play a prominent role in GPs’ growth plans SPONSORED: Nearly three in four practices intend to upgrade existing technologies and invest in new digital tools this year.
Australia registers record influx of overseas doctors But with many relocating to escape their local healthcare systems, the RACGP fears what the future may hold should Australia follow a similar path.