UK GPs vote to scrap physician assistants Should Australia follow suit? After GPs in the UK voted to phase out physician assistants, the RACGP says yes, instead pointing to an existing model.
Firsthand farm experience for GPs in training The next generation of GPs have descended on Dubbo to see firsthand what hazards are faced by rural patients and how they are best cared for.
Medical students perfect rural rescue skills From buffalo attacks to childbirth, the NT’s future doctors were given a taste of rural medicine to conquer a ‘fear of the unknown’.
First ever COPD Clinical Care Standard launched The new guideline includes step-by-step recommendations for both GPs and patients to help manage the often-debilitating condition.
In Practice: AHPRA to detail registration restrictions The health regulator is hosting an information session on restrictions placed on the registration of practitioners, and how they work.
Priceline cervical cancer screening plan draws fierce criticism A pilot program enabling patients to self-test inside the pharmacy giant’s stores has infuriated GPs who said it goes against the core values of the national screening program.
‘Honoured and humbled’: GP advocate recognised The RACGP WA Chair has been named AMA’s state Advocate of the Year, using the win to celebrate positive change and progress for GPs.
Key Feature Problem exam changes on the way From 2025.2, the RACGP exam will consist of 70 scenarios, each with a multiple selection question, with short-answer questions to be removed.
GPs advocate for change in SA Parliament The RACGP has gathered GPs from across the state to bring their practice into Parliament, chatting with MPs about the importance of preventive care.
Queensland Labor promises 50 new bulk-billing clinics While the RACGP welcomes the $365-million election commitment, it says the money would be better spent on improving existing services.