Red tape amid a rural health crisis: Why it can take years to recruit a GP for the bush Practice owners and recruiters bemoan sluggish GP recruitment as the rural workforce shortage worsens.
RACGP President calls out rogue MP over COVID misinformation UPDATED: Dr Karen Price has condemned Federal MP Craig Kelly’s appearance on a podcast hosted by ‘disgraced former celebrity chef’ Pete Evans.
Medical training highly rated – but bullying still a problem GPs in training reported the lowest rates of harassment and bullying of all the groups surveyed.
Medical misinformation threatens to derail COVID health response But would censoring high profile spreaders of non-evidence-based content do more harm than good?
Government ‘did not consider’ pandemic risks on PPE stockpiles: ANAO A new report has found the Federal Government failed to amass enough supplies in the National Medical Stockpile prior to COVID-19.
Brendan Murphy honoured following pandemic response The former Chief Medical Officer has been named ACT Australian of the Year, placing him alongside the seven nominees for Australian of the Year.
Pete Evans slammed for ‘unacceptable’ comments about Dr Harry Nespolon The former celebrity chef seemed to suggest the recently deceased RACGP President did not know how to best treat his pancreatic cancer.
RACGP welcomes fast-tracked IMG visas to tackle rural workforce issues Overseas-trained GPs will be able to expedite their visa applications as part of Australia’s COVID recovery efforts.
New guidance for GPs on obtaining valid informed consent The resource is designed help doctors empower patients to make the right decisions for their health.
What is expected of Australia’s doctors? New code of conduct revealed The Medical Board’s updated code will come into effect from October and includes new sections on vexatious complaints and social media use.