In Practice: DoH seeks feedback on how it provides information Healthcare professionals have been asked to complete a 10-minute survey exploring how they would like to receive departmental updates.
Questions persist around pharmacist prescribing education The RACGP has once again raised serious concerns about diagnosis and training, as a second round of consultation on the changes kicks off.
More than one in three says their practice ‘at risk of closing’ The results of a newsGP survey suggest serious concerns about the sustainability of general practice remain front of mind.
Ten-year plan to fill dementia knowledge gaps Researchers will spend the next decade exploring the disease’s risk factors, prevention, stigma, and best-practice care.
Pharmacy prescribing decision ‘makes no sense’ A pilot program set to dramatically extend pharmacists’ prescribing powers has been expanded, even before the first cohort has completed training.
‘Important to get our voice heard’: RACGP scope of practice survey Members are being urged to provide feedback on the type of changes GPs need to work at their full capacity.
Supervisor recruitment issues contradict Guild claims about NQ Pilot Recent comments that local GPs are ‘very supportive’ of pharmacy prescribing do not appear to match the reality on the ground.
Have your say in Scope of Practice survey The RACGP is asking members to contribute to its submission into a Federal Government review of Australia’s health workforce and its future.
‘Deeply troubling’: At least 184 general practices lost in a year New clinics have offset the closures to a degree, but the figures represent a net loss of at least 55 practices – and incomplete data means the number could be much higher.
‘Drive change and shape the future of our profession’ Applications are now open for the RACGP Future Leaders Program, which arms GPs with the skills to influence and achieve change.