Concern after panel declares PIP and WIP ‘not actually essential’ That is according to the latest consultation from a panel tasked with assessing the future of GP incentives, and it is ringing alarm bells for the RACGP.
In Practice: Electronic prescribing updates GPs can keep up to date on electronic prescribing information with an on-demand RACGP webinar and regularly updated webpage.
‘Join this century’: Call for change amid growing GP red tape The RACGP is demanding a solution from the Commonwealth after presenting it with a long list of cumbersome ways its services are burdening time-poor GPs.
GP advocates an ‘effective tool for change’ GPs from all walks of life are encouraged to join the RACGP’s Advocate Network, aimed at leading positive change for general practice.
$660,000 in RACGP Foundation Grants awarded General practice researchers from across Australia will share in the funding, with projects including diabetes, economics, and GP retirement.
RACGP releases final AKT exam report of the year More than 800 candidates sat the most recent Fellowship exam to demonstrate knowledge in the clinical context of general practice.
RACGP questions chronic disease funding ‘vacuum of information’ The Commonwealth has dropped new details about the revised MBS framework, but a persistent lack of funding details has GPs concerned.
Funding boost for ‘shared care model’ to improve diabetes outcomes The Australian-first trial will see general practices collaborate with exercise physiologists to improve outcomes for patients with type 2 diabetes.
GPs left in the dark amid looming payroll tax changes NSW doctors are demanding answers, saying they have been given no information on the tax changes, which are now just days away.
‘I can’t do this’: Practice closures continue Another general practice has added its name to an alarmingly long list of clinics shutting up shop, as the owners warn ‘the situation is not improving’.