Practice viability: Grants, commissioning and extra funding Do you know how to apply for practice grants? Or access extra funding sources? An RACGP toolkit walks GPs through these income opportunities.
‘The how and why of becoming a supervisor’ Two upcoming webinars will walk GPs through the role of a rural supervisor and exactly what is involved for those interested.
TGA warns of ‘possible but rare’ RSV vaccines risk Product Information for Arexvy and Abrysvo has been updated to reflect a low risk of Guillain-Barre Syndrome following vaccination.
Skin cancer scholarships launch They offer 12 GPs based in regional Queensland access to education materials designed to help better detect and treat the disease.
‘A step backwards’: Another pharmacy pilot made permanent The initiative continues to cement itself into Australian healthcare, with a Victorian pilot both expanded and made permanent, but the RACGP warns of compromised patient safety.
‘Strong perception that MBS rates are inadequate’: Inquiry An inquiry into NSW’s healthcare funding highlights the ‘excessive workload on GPs’, increasing patient complexity, and a ‘failure to embed prevention’ in health systems.
Definition of recurrent miscarriage updated The revised definition, along with other evidence-based recommendations, appear in new clinical guidelines for early pregnancy loss.
GPs recognised for mental health leadership On World Family Doctor Day, the RACGP is celebrating GPs as frontline healthcare champions, and is urging doctors to prioritise their own wellbeing.
Nine out of 10 registrars satisfied with RACGP training: Survey Labelled a ‘tremendous success’, a 2024 registrar survey shows positive results for the training program, as well as areas for growth.
GPs left frustrated by payroll tax ‘savings’ claim The RACGP continues to call for national consistency in scrapping the tax, as the NSW Government spruiks the ‘savings’ made by GPs who have claimed its rebates.