New dementia data shows proactive care planning is key Just 51% of dementia patients living in the community had a GP CDM attendance, leading one expert to call for more proactive and continuous care.
In Practice: Have your say on MBS Online The DoHAC is encouraging GPs to share their views on the website’s functionality and user experience to help shape its future.
‘Disturbing’ lack of details revealed for looming IMG fast-track pathway AHPRA has announced a 27% jump in IMGs approved to work in Australia, but the RACGP fears wraparound support and connection to medical colleges is being bypassed.
Scholarships pay homage to pioneering Aboriginal educator The NT’s first cultural educator has a scholarship in her name, recognising general practice registrars dedicated to Indigenous health.
RACGP slams sweeping pharmacy scope expansion NSW pharmacists will be allowed to autonomously treat several more conditions, in an unexpected move labelled ‘reckless’.
In Practice: GP24 full program available This year’s RACGP conference offers a dynamic program for all attendees at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre.
GPs must be equipped to ‘deliver the care our patients deserve’ The RACGP President has laid bare the changes facing general practice and the remedies needed, speaking directly to the nation’s healthcare decision makers.
Pioneering registrar labels remote posting a ‘wonderful experience’ The first participant in a new initiative aimed at addressing rural workforce shortages is learning at a rate she ‘never expected’.
RACGP opens next round of PhD top-up scholarships Research to avoid burnout and support GP readiness is just one of the projects supported by the RACGP Foundation’s new scholarships.
Canberra Independents commit to GP incentives A coalition of ACT politicians announced a plan to rollout $40,000 packages for GPs, and the RACGP is urging other parties to do the same.