RACGP Top End visit an ‘important step’ College leaders are travelling to remote parts of the NT this week ahead of next year’s transition to profession-led training.
Clinical care standard takes aim at preventable stillbirths Clinicians behind a new care standard, which is endorsed by the RACGP, also hope it will help break down taboos surrounding the topic.
Reform momentum continues at medical students’ meeting There was a sense of the need for ‘real change’ at a meeting called to address the dwindling number of students choosing general practice.
RACGP signs ‘milestone’ contract to deliver GP training The deal represents the largest medical vocational training contract entered into in history by the Australian Government.
Major update to immigration detention healthcare standards The new standards offer a template for accredited quality care and risk-management in Australian immigration detention facilities.
RACGP Faculty Council nominations closing soon Elected members represent their community, and can also make a valuable contribution to supporting current and future GPs.
More evidence points to benefit of rural training New research has linked the amount of training time spent outside major cities with better odds of GPs working in rural and remote areas.
In Practice: New billing resource A new fact sheet has been published to guide GPs on Medicare requirements for bulk billing and charging additional fees to patients.
‘I came back as soon as I could’: Why this GP in training is staying rural As applications for the college’s new Rural Generalist Fellowship open, newsGP speaks to Dr Ellie Woodward about the ‘incredible’ draw of the country.
In Practice: Changes to opioid dispensing sizes From 1 August, changes to PBS listings for certain opioid analgesics allow dispensing of smaller volumes at PBS-subsidised prices.