Free advance care planning support now available for GPs The majority of Australians are not prepared for end-of-life treatment decisions, but GPs have a new resource to help broach this sensitive subject.
Winter readiness presents opportunity to discuss advance care plans The RACGP has reminded GPs to discuss linking advance care plans with My Health Record when providing ‘catch-up’ care to older patients.
Advance care planning in an ageing population People think their doctors should play more of a role in advance care planning, new research suggests.
RACGP and CommBank Health announce partnership SPONSORED: The partnership is designed to help improve financial wellbeing for Australia’s GPs.
MBS changes for GPs from 1 July newsGP summarises key changes the new financial year will bring for general practice.
How to take advantage of super contribution strategies With 30 June approaching, financial healthcare advisor John Manuel explores what GPs need to know about concessional super contributions.
Majority of older Australians ‘sidestepping’ end-of-life care And most of the 30% with some form of advance care planning have documents that are incomplete, invalid or not legally binding, a new study finds.
Advance care plans on My Health Record ‘a step in the right direction’ What are the benefits of linking advance care planning documents with My Health Record?
More funding could help reduce COVID test wait times: GP With test wait times up to five hours, one Melbourne GP on the ground says better financial support would allow clinics to bring in more staff.
People with cancer not making advance care plans with their GP A new survey suggests less than 3% discuss end-of-life care with their doctor.