Harrowing stories emerge about treatment of people with dementia Stories heard in the aged care royal commission have prompted expert calls for greater attention to the needs of people with dementia.
May issue of Australian Journal of General Practice now available The latest issue of the RACGP’s peer-reviewed scholarly journal is available online.
Physical health as a human right Legal expert Dr Chris Maylea discusses how a human rights approach to care provision can boost advocacy efforts and patients’ quality of life.
Aged care royal commission releases second background paper The paper ‘puts Australia’s ageing population under the microscope’.
Improving health literacy: How GPs can help Professor Mark Harris talks about new data on health literacy in Australia, and how GPs can identify and help patients most in need.
April issue of Australian Journal of General Practice now available The latest issue of the RACGP’s peer-reviewed scholarly journal is available online.
Medical student body resistant to newly proposed program AMSA fears boosting student numbers in Queensland will not only fail to improve doctor ratios, but worsen pressures in training.
Backdown on dispensing puts profits ahead of patients: RACGP The RACGP has criticised the Pharmacy Guild for reportedly forcing the Government to back away from plans for 60-day dispenses.
Funding to encourage adoption of secure messaging The incentive, aimed at clinical software providers, is part of the push to eliminate paper-based messaging in healthcare.
GPs on frontline of $9.1 billion battle Demand for mental health care continues to grow, with 2.4 million Australians receiving Medicare-subsidised services in 2016–17.