Australia’s use of locum GPs investigated Locums are essential to healthcare, but a report suggests better pay and conditions would help build a more permanent GP workforce.
GP-led research paves the way for greater aged care access The study is trialling a new video-enabled virtual care platform to improve access to general practice in aged care homes.
In Practice: Call to join funding reform working groups The RACGP is seeking members to join Funding and Health System Reform Working Groups on business viability and compliance.
‘It’s a snowball effect’: The push to Raise the Age ‘Children just hear what people tell them about themselves,’ says one GP calling for youth justice to be considered a health issue.
‘Overdue but welcome’ Government response to reproductive health calls GPs could soon play a bigger role in reproductive care after the Government backed dozens of recommendations to enable greater access and affordability.
New consortium eyes primary care system reforms Professor Michael Kidd will lead GP clinician researchers to identify ‘real work challenges and provide practical solutions’.
First no gap fee private hospital opens in Melbourne As the healthcare landscape continues to shift, specific private health insurance holders can visit the hospital with no out-of-pocket costs, but one GP expert says ‘the devil is in the detail’.
New ad campaign to ‘raise the profile’ of primary healthcare The RACGP helped launch the first-of-its-kind Federal Government campaign at Parliament House, spruiking the diversity of general practice.
Commission reveals drop in fully bulk-billed patients The RACGP is calling for greater GP investment, as new figures reveal a significant decline in patients receiving fully bulk-billed GP services.
Hopes $1.7B hospital boost flows to general practice A GP expert has welcomed the one-off payment but says ‘we need to endow the system with more funding to just manage the day to day’.