No changes to nurse prescribing: RACGP Registered nurses should not be granted prescribing powers at risk to patient safety, according to a new college submission.
An ageing population and a GP workforce shortage: Is team-based care the answer? newsGP speaks with a general practice where multidisciplinary care is the cornerstone of serving the needs of an increasingly complex patient cohort.
Compliance campaign: An open letter to Minister Butler Here, we publish the full letter written by RACGP President Dr Nicole Higgins in protest of the recent compliance campaign.
Nearly 600 GPs to be sent Medicare compliance letters The latest campaign relates to co-claiming of chronic disease management and practice nurse support services.
GPs needed to inform nurse practitioner arrangements A review is underway to shape best practice collaborative care arrangements and clearly define the embedded roles, and the college wants member input.
GP-led teams must be central to nurse practitioner plan: RACGP It is ‘imperative’ nurse practitioners are embedded with a patient’s usual GP and practice as much as possible, the college says.
Evidence shows ‘no benefit’ for more nurse-led clinics The ACT Government’s promise to open five new walk-in health centres has drawn criticism as an expensive and inefficient model of care.
Practice nurses ‘a conduit between patient and health system’ Nursing in the Community Week is celebrating nurses’ contribution and raising awareness about how they support people to stay safe at home.
GP resistance to nurse practitioner Medicare push The RACGP has flagged its opposition to a proposal that nurse practitioners be granted more autonomy in patient treatment.
RACGP submission advocates for changes to mandatory reporting laws The RACGP is strongly calling for changes to the current mandatory reporting laws ahead of a parliamentary enquiry.