Health Minister: How Voice will make a difference A ‘Yes’ vote will help find better, more effective, practical ways to close the yawning gap in health outcomes, writes Mark Butler.
RACGP backs Voice to Parliament The constitutional change would help drive changes to improve outcomes for Indigenous people and address health system inequity, the college says.
‘Duty of care’ to help Close the Gap: RACGP leaders The college hosted a webinar to mark National Reconciliation Week and explore this year’s theme: ‘Be a Voice for Generations’.
GPs to help drive next generation applicants Ahead of AGPT applications closing, the RACGP is calling on its ambassadors to encourage junior doctors to choose the same rewarding career.
New fitness-to-drive test could streamline process for GPs The test, currently in development, will be focused on patients living with dementia and is designed to be performed in consulting rooms.
In Practice: New PBS fact sheets In the last edition for 2022, GPs can find information on meeting obligations and responsibilities when prescribing PBS medicines.
Queensland buries pharmacy pilot FOI requests for 256 days – and counting The government department has been accused of hiding information related to the north Queensland pharmacy prescribing pilot.
Fitness to drive updates: What GPs need to know New soon-to-be-released standards will be required for all medical assessments and decisions determining a person’s fitness to drive.
New GP–hospital partnership aims to improve specialist access The initiative will see patients given direct, on-site access to non-GP specialists, making handover and aftercare more efficient.
Omicron raises concerns for GPs managing COVID-positive patients With general practice expected to take a leading role in caring for mild-to-moderate cases of COVID-19, questions persist as to whether there are the necessary supports in place.