Bid to ban social media for children gains momentum GP experts have backed a push to ban kids under 14 from having social media accounts, with hopes it will reduce mental health-related impacts.
Youth mental health enters ‘dangerous phase’ A world-first study has found young people are in crisis, their mental health is worse than ever, and it will continue to deteriorate without urgent change.
New PSR boss seeks to reassure GPs As he embarks on a three-year term in the top job, Antonio Di Dio wants to dispel myths that the watchdog is a ‘scary, hidden monster’.
‘A big red flag’: Warning follows NHS failings The UK Government’s ‘scramble’ to save its health system is a key sign for Australia to invest in primary care, says the RACGP President.
Aggressive responses likely crystalise vaccine uncertainty: Study Online misinformation has often been blamed for the spike in vaccine hesitancy, but is social media abuse just as damaging?
Navigating Medicare and the PSR A refresher session at the recent Practice Owners Conference covered MBS billing rules, problem item numbers and the PSR process.
Adolescents 3.4 times more likely to self-harm than adults: AIHW Self-harm hospitalisations have surged 38% in four years, as general practice underfunding and psychiatric waitlists leave patients desperate for help.
Primary care at the heart of social prescribing national rollout The RACGP was part of a recent roundtable discussion aimed at broadening the landscape of social prescribing in Australia.
In Practice: Updates to allied health MBS items Referral changes to MBS items for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients accessing allied health services are now in place.
PSR boss: ‘We never make assumptions’ Once referred to as a ‘star chamber’, the Government agency is under new leadership and taking steps to ensure all practitioners feel heard.